Athena: The Strange Myths of the Goddess of Wisdom - Greek Mythology 

She’s also very petty…which is not saying much given the fact that, Almost every greek deities are petty!

@@SurprisedBigWaterfall-wn1pv Petty means to be overly concerned with small or trivial matters. Name a time when the Gods have been overly concerned with small or trivial matters

@@wildmen5025 you’ve ever of the contest between Athena and Arachne? Tell me that isn’t being petty over something to prove a point.

@@wildmen5025 OH lets not forget when hera caused heracles own family be he was illegitimate.

@@SurprisedBigWaterfall-wn1pv Arachne was being impious and was showing blatant disrespect to Athena. That's not trivial. Neither is being cheated on. Now, the thing about all of these stories is that they are actually metaphorical and are meant to teach religious mysteries. They're not actually reflective of what the Gods are like. These stories would have made more sense in their ritual contexts. For instance, Hera's antagonism of Herakles ultimately leads to His apotheosis. There's a divine mystery behind that

The Medusa stories where she was turned into a monster were created by a Roman poet who was criticizing authority by making the gods look bad. Originally Medusa was always a monster.

Roman version, the Greek version, is more boring in Greece she was born like that.

you guys must leave Christianity and revive the old Religion

If she's even aware of what happened to her mother or cares or if she hasn't already tried

@@ExelArts I'm almost certain She knows what happened and understands why it was necessary

@@wildmen5025 how was it necessary Zeus was just scared of losing his authority he became just like his dad

​@ExelArts and yet in doing so, Zeus still but stands nothing like his father.

@@ExelArts That's why it was necessary. He needs to be in control so He can maintain the cosmos

Both male and female gods are...complicated. Humans with too much power and no restraint.

It's because Athena was an ancient clout chaser.

That's actually a later ROMAN myth. In original Greek mythology it was perseus who slain that mortal gorgon.

Actually you're wrong. That's a later Rome vers. In original Greek mythology. Medusa was always a gorgon slain by perseus

What’s sad is, there’s a myth where when a man assaulted one of her priestesses, she was so angered that she threatened to sink all the Greek ships unless he was killed, but since Poseidon was much powerful then her, she had no choice but to blame the victim instead, same with Hera having to get revenge on Zeus’s partners, rather than him.

Yeah I’m not a huge fan of ovids versions of mythology, it often makes many of the most revered gods look horrible, in the story of Athena’s birth I know Zeus and Métis were in love and planned to marry before he even won the war then after winning and zeus hearing the prophecy they were playing a game together and she turned into a fly to try to win and he ate her to prevent the prophecy then later after Athena came out of zeus Métis decided to stay inside of him to keep him forever wise and to always be a good king. In the true stories there always mysteries to be contemplated while in ovids the only point is “gods are cruellll”

@@Vajrakumara333 In defense of Ovid, he wasn't trying to be disrespectful. He was a poet who was just trying to tell a good story and to ingratiate himself to Emperor Augustus. We shouldn't be blaming Ovid but rather the lack of socio-cultural context that we find ourselves in. Ovid wrote at a time when people actually believed in the Gods and knew Their stories the proper way.

@@wildmen5025 fair enough, still I’m not a huge fan of his versions of the stories though but I was unaware of that.

It wouldn’t make sense for it to be Hephaestus, as he is Zeus and Hera’s child. Since Zeus had yet to marry her, and thus have their child, it couldn’t have been him.

U mean his horninest?

They never died out

Yeah, Roman tyrannical ruling. Hence, those brutal and prideful methods by the Gods

They're toxic with everyone, even with eachother.

Who agrees that the gods are selfish tyrants?

@@user-sc9dv5ni7cwell Greek gods mostly. I’ve read some mythology that shows some gods truly loving and staying loyal to the mortals they fall for. Like the Cowhearder and weaver girl, ChenXiang’s parents from the Magic Lotus lantern. Lots of people have different ideas of what their gods/superheroes should be

Actually you're wrong. That's a later Rome vers. In original Greek mythology. Medusa was always a gorgon slain by perseus

Actually you're wrong. That's a later Rome vers. In original Greek mythology. Medusa was always a gorgon slain by perseus

Usually either Hephaestus or Prometheus cuts His head open

Eh di gumawa ka ng quality content.

It's because She desires your worship. Go build Her a shrine and start making offerings (if you wish to do so)

@@wildmen5025 I’m still at odds with it because I thought she’s a myth? But it’s crazy because I did not know who she was prior to my dream. But my dream was so vivid. Someone was talking to me and telling me to seek out ATHENA. Her name appeared so bold and I saw her in a gold coin. So I purchased her necklace from AWE. I love who she is and what she represents. We’re very similar in ways. It’s pretty crazy. I’m very intrigued now. 💫 🦉 🗡️

How do you know Metis is oppressed? Have you considered that She might feel that She is actually in a great position to do some good? Who needs wisdom more than the leader of the universe?

These comment actually make sense, given that Athena is the most just among the Gods and Goddesses. I can somewhat understand the Roman versions though, Zeus having affairs with other women and doing things in a prideful paternal image tend to make Athena seem more like her father. As the saying goes, "Like father like son/daughter". We can't also deny what Kronos and Zeus did to their children so it seem, these Greek Gods are always behaving like normal humans and not judging things in the most radical way

@markmagno1488 i know, cause the Roman Counter Part of Athena (Minerva) who story is less passionate and kind towards people always gets mixed up on athena. I mean in roman version of Archane (she is Jealous of archane and hate archanes art cause of blasphem agaisnt olympus) but its most likely jealous same with Medusa, and that is not so much of a wise Goddess so i prefer ATHENA OF GREECE than MINERVA of ROME

If the story will be based on the known characteristics of each God and Goddess of Greek Myth, I can see why Athena made Arachne like that. As the Goddess of Wisdom, she fully knows her father might punish Arachne in the most dreadful way because what she did was clearly rude and blasphemous to the Supreme Deity. As for Medusa, given that her sisters are initially Gorgons, then she is possibly Gorgon as well based on the original myth. Having Perseus killed her and Athena placing the head into the shield is absolutely logical, her head can be used as weapon to protect against invaders without hurting them as Athena is also a Goddess of righteous and defensive warfare

Zeus ate the titan of wisdom and became "LeSs IMpUlSiVE". If you've had any experience with the rest of greek mythology, this should tell you that NONE of these gods were wise.

@@lovest3ven Yes they had human flaws but, you'd expect the actual goddess of wisdom to be different.

@@andrefigueredo34 , Zeus is the god of justice and keeping ones vows. Digest this for a while and then get back to me.

@@lovest3ven I knew that, but the video wasn't about Zeus was it? I wasn't about to write an essay regarding every irony in Hellenic polytheism.

@@andrefigueredo34 ,true... My bad.

More like God of envy and impulsion

​@@jorgeyipzhong5199Hail Athena!

Hm no that would be Aphrodite.​@@jorgeyipzhong5199

She is in fact a Goddess. There was never a queen Athena

You know the type of person he is. Whatever he wants, he gets. He is also willing to cross many lines just to get what he wants🙄. Any woman he sees, married or single, he is willing to go that far to have her. I hate Zeus.

I think the prophecy was misunderstand i believe Ares the god of war was supposed to be the one who removed zues throne instead of athena brother

@@moonrabbit20 The prophecy was that it was going to be a son of Metis. Ares is a son of Hera

In Greece She's depicted as looking Greek

Yeah you can it was the later Roman version the original greek version she was always a Gorgon.

She doesn't need our forgiveness

He doesn't need "game". He's got status

Athena is a Goddess. She doesn't belong to any race. She's not human

Why judge Zeus when the story (written by Ovid) says it was Poseidon that did it? I swear you people just want to hate on Zeus

Actually you're wrong. That's a later Rome vers. In original Greek mythology. Medusa was always a gorgon slain by perseus

I thought Minerva and Neptune were at fault for Medusas fate in the retelling where she was once human since the author who wrote it was Roman