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Athena meaning

EN[əˈθiːnə] [-iːnə]
WAthena
  • Athena (/əˈθiːnə/; Attic Greek: Ἀθηνᾶ, Athēnā, or Ἀθηναία, Athēnaia; Epic: Ἀθηναίη, Athēnaiē; Doric: Ἀθάνα, Athānā) or Athene (/əˈθiːniː/; Ionic: Ἀθήνη, Athēnē), often given the epithet Pallas (/ˈpæləs/; Παλλὰς), is the goddess of wisdom, courage,
  • Athena is portrayed as a shrewd companion of heroes and is the patron goddess of heroic endeavour. She is the virgin patroness of Athens.
  • Veneration of Athena was so persistent that archaic myths about her were recast to adapt to cultural changes.
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      • Proper nouns

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    Meaning of Athena for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "Athena" is a noun, more specifically, a proper noun.
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