1. Greek and Roman Mythology
Twelve Olympians-
Athena

2. Pallas Athena (Minerva)
the daughter of Zeus alone, no mother bore her.
She was Zeus’s favorite child. He trusted her to carry the awful aegis, his buckler, and his devastating weapon, the thunderbolt.
Among three virgin goddesses, she was the chief and was called the Maiden, Parthenos, and her temple the Parthenon.
In later poetry, she is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, purity.
Athens was her special city; the olive created by her was her tree; the owl her bird.

3. Pallas Athena (Minerva)

4. The birth of Athena
Metis, the Titan goddess of prudence and sagacity, swallowed by Zeus after being pregnant by him Zeus’ headache

5. Pallas Son of Uranus and Gaia
Athena killed him and dressed in his skin adding masculine strength to her womanly wisdom

6. The Contest over Athens
the quarrel between Poseidon and Athena
Each contestant was challenged to produce a novelty for humanity, something both useful and beautiful.
Poseidon—a huge black animal the first horse symbol of war
Athena—a tree with grey leaves and small oval green fruits the olive symbol of peace

7. Athena’s temple-The Parthenon in Athens

8. Erichthonius
Athena’s only offspring with Hephaestus wiping the semen off with a tuft of wool and throwing it down to earth a strange monster with a man’s body but a serpent’s tail

9. Arachne

10. Arachne’s challenge to Minerva
Minerva: a picture showing the triumphs of the gods
Arachne: a series of pictures showing their vices, especially the lusts of Zeus