Pallas AthenaMinerva

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Pallas Athena/Minerva

• Zeus actually gave birth to Athena right out of
  the top of his head.
• She was full-grown and wearing a full suit of
  armor.
• She was Zeuss favorite child and it is if she
  sprung from his imagination.
• She is a fierce and ruthless battle goddess.

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• She only defends the state and home.
• She is the goddess of the city and the protector
  of civilized life, crafts, and agriculture.
• She contributed to society by inventing the
  bridle and helping man to first tame horses.
• She is one of three virgin goddesses and was the
  leader of them.

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• These virgin goddesses are Maidens or Parthenes.
• Her temple was called the Parthenon.
• At first she was known as a goddess of battle or
  war but later poetry emphasizes her virtues as
  wisdom, purity, and reasoning (logic).
• Mini bio information.
• She was known for her gray eyes, although
  sometimes the translation would indicate they
  were flashing instead.

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• Her favorite city was Athens.
• Her tree was the olive tree.
• Her bird was the owl indicating wisdom.

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Phoebus/Apollo

• Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto and was born
  in Delphi.
• He was considered the most Greek of all the gods.
• He is similar to a jack-of-all-trades in that he
  can do and is responsible for many different
  things.

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• According to poetry, he is a master musician who
  plays the lyre.
• He is the archer god who has silver arrows.
• He is a healer and first taught man about
  medicine.
• He is the god of light and there is no darkness
  around him. This gives him the honor of being
  the god of truth.

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• Apollo had a plethora of names.
• He was known as Delian of Delos (birthplace).
• He was also known as Pythian. He acquires this
  name by completing a dangerous task. He went
  into the cave of Parnassus with a python snake
  and killed it with his lightening fast silver
  arrows.
• He was also known as Thelycian. Thelycian was a
  three-part god, the wolf god, the god of light,
  and the god of Lycia.

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• In the Iliad he is called Sminthian who happened
  to be a mouse god. It is not known whether he
  was given this name because he protected mice or
  destroyed them.
• Phoebus was also called the sun god even though
  Helios was the true sun god.

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Characteristics of Apollo

• He was benevolent.
• He provided a direct link between man and the
  gods.
• He could show mortals how to appease the gods so
  their sins could be washed away.

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Conflicts in Character

• Myths about Apollo contain very few accounts of
  cruelty and pitilessness.
• There are two ideas fighting inside of him.
• The first idea is primitive and crude (the
  unrefined idea). An example of this might be
  literally barbaric behavior. Another example
  would be a rough draft.

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• The second idea would be beautiful and poetic.
  This would be refined and civilized behavior like
  you would see at a formal dinner party. It also
  would be a finished and flawless piece of work.
• Mini bio information
• His tree is the laurel tree.
• His sacred animals are dolphins and crows.

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• Lets read the poem on page 30 line by line out
  loud.