Athena's sacred temple on acropolis in Athens, Greece is called Parthenon (temple of virgin) because she was one of three virgin Olympian goddesses. The Parthenon is considered by some to be most perfect building ever built.

Light is shed on attitude Greeks had toward war and battle by characterization of god of war, Ares, and goddess of battle, Athena. The Greeks hated god of war and depicted him as a bully and a coward, while showing Athena as glorious and virtuous. Unlike Romans, who glorified Mars (the Roman name for Ares) because they intended to conquer world, Greeks had no desire to control world; but neither would they lose their freedom. Thus they despised god of war and loved goddess of battle. This is a fitting Goddess for me to pray to tonight as courts try to control spam and about put all ezine publishers out of business. There is a war between people who want to market to everyone and those who want privacry. Well, personally I think that I will continue to publish my ezines and just cut out ads for now. All ads will just go online.

I pray to Athena to help me by advising me on this war.

The serpent and owl were sacred to her. The serpent is an emblem of life energy and creative impulse. The owl symbol of death and wisdom, and thus Minerva, a goddess of dawn and of wisdom, is also a goddess of death and transformation. Minerva is an incarnation of wisdom in human form, an affirmation that we can use our knowledge and wisdom in pursuit of any goal we choose.

Minerva was Roman goddess of war, wisdom and crafts. In Britain at turn of 1st millennium CE, Minerva was depicted throughout Celtic Britain in both purely Roman fashion and in more abstract Celtic style But in Bath, at temple of Aquae Sulis she becomes "fully equated with a Celtic goddess, Sulis". (1) So as you see as with our earthly Mother according to aspect we are calling on we call on name that matches that aspect of Great Mother.Of The Great Goddess

So call her name when you need protection from warrior mother or wise counsel. Call her by yet another name when you need healing. You can call on her when you need inspiration and a muse to create. She is great mother female side of God.

References:

1. The Gods of Roman Britain , Miranda Jane Green , Shire Archeology, 1993, ISBN#: 0852636342, pp.29-31 2. Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend, Miranda J. Green, Thames & Hudson, 1992, ISBN#: 0-500-01516-3, pp.200-202 3. Celt and Greek: Celts in Hellenic World, Peter B. Ellis, Constable, 1997, ISBN#: 0-09-475580-9, p. 50