Athena, the Godess of Wisdom

The god to be the topic of discussion in this report is Athena. Athena was an important member of the Olympic pantheon. She was born fully armed from the forehead of Zeus, the chief god. Athena was Zeus's favorite child. He entrusted her with the Aegis, his breastplate, and with his thunderbolt. Athena's role as a goddess varied. She was a major warrior and most images depict her dressed in armor and holding a spear. …showed first 75 words of 1238 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1238 total…than war. Also, Poseidon held a trident. Trident is actually a combination of a Latin prefix tri-, meaning 'three' and the Latin root or stem dent-, meaning 'tooth'. So, the trident is like a spear with three teeth! Words like tricycle, triangle, etc. also originated from this tri- prefix. Words like dentist and denture originated from this dent- stem. So, these are good examples of how today's words originated from the Greek and Roman times!