History Presentation

1. By: Alisha Betres
By: Samantha Yocum

2. Battle
● She incites battle surge and fear with her
shout.
● She was fierce and brave in battle
● She only took part in wars that defended
the state from outside enemies.
● Athena used two swords.
● In greek mythology she used a spear and
shield.
Names
● She was Mykene in Mycenae
● She was Thebe in Thebes
● Other names are Minerva, Athene, and
Athina
Strengths and Weaknesses
● Athena is a good peacemaker
● She is the virgin goddess of war
and wisdom.
● She was an expert artisan.
● Her talents were combat, chariot
racing, weaving, and battle
strategies.
● She became the patron goddess of
Athens after winning a contest
against Poseidon.
● She won by offering the olive tree
to the Athenians.
● Her weaknesses were that she
lacked compassion
● She was too ruled by intellect
● She was out of touch with her
emotions.
Who she is
● Goddess of reason, intelligent
activity, arts, and literature.
● She was the patron of the city,
handicraft, and agriculture.
● She was the embodiment of
wisdom, reason, and purity.
● She was Zeus’ favorite child.
● She was allowed to use his
Symbols
● The owl
● The olive tree is her holy tree
● The aegis
● The distaff
● A spear
● A shield
Powers
● She can change shape into anything
● She can transform other people
● She can become invisible
● She can bestow strength, endurance,
power, and skill on her favorite heroes
● She can move at incredible speed
● She has great strength
● She grants skill to women in
handicrafts
● She can summon storms
● Her power was specifically in defense
of Athens.
Athena

3. Athena and Poseidon Videos
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q-Ews8eKuU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZn_vEfFCWQ
Athena
Poseidon
Videos

4. Poseidon
● What is He God of
● His family
● Desired demeter
● Weapon he used
● Personality
● Taking other shapes
● Second in power
● Symbols

5. Similarities
● Athena and poseidon are both out of touch with
their emotions
● They were both fierce
● They both gave gifts to the people of athens

6. Differences
● Athena is the daughter of Zeus and Poseidon is his brother
● Athena was born without a mother
● Poseidon is a male and a God
● Athena is a female and a Goddesses
● Athenas olive tree was good for the town and Poseidon’s gift
was unnecessary

7. Credits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon/symbols
http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Poseidon/poseidon.html
http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Athena/athena.html