Ἀθηναίη

Ἀθηναίη , Ἀθήνη.

• Also Παλλὰς Ἀθηναίη Il. 1.200, Il. 10.275, Il. 11.438, Il. 15.614: Od. 3.42, Od. 4.828, Od. 13.190, 252, 300, 371, Od. 16.298, Od. 24.547.
• And Π. Ἀθήνη Il. 1.400, Il. 4.78, Il. 5.510, Il. 18.217, Il. 21.290, etc. : Od. 1.125, Od. 3.222, Od. 8.7, Od. 15.1, Od. 24.520, etc. (Never Π. alone.)
• (ἀγελείη, (αἰγιόχοιο) Διὸς τέκος, Ἀλαλκομενηΐς, Ἀτρυτώνη, (θεὰ) γλαυκῶπις, δῖα θεάων, Διὸς ἐκγεγαρυῖα, ἐρυσίπτολις, ἠΰκμομος, θυγάτηρ Διός, κούρη Διὸς (αιγιόχοιο), κυδίστη, λαοσσόος, ληῗτις, μεγάθυμος, πολύβουλος, πότνια, Τριτογένεια.)
• Daughter of Zeus (her mother not named).
• Sent by Hera checks the wrath of Achilles in the assembly Il. 1.194;
• sent by her to stop the flight of the Greeks Il. 2.156;
• sent by Zeus to induce the Trojans to break the truce Il. 4.78;
• inspires spirit into Diomedes Il. 5.1, 121,
• leads Ares from the fight Il. 5.35,
• arms herself 733,
• mounts the chariot of Diomedes 835,
• they put Ares to flight 855;
• the prayer to her of the aged Trojan women Il. 6.297;
• again arms herself Od. 8.384,
• Hera and she start for the field to aid the Greeks 392,
• they are stopped by Iris sent by Zeus 413;
• she checks Ares in his wrath at the death of Ascalaphus Il. 15.121;
• kindles fire from the head of Achilles Il. 18.203;
• introduces nectar and ambrosia into his body Il. 19.349;
• in the Battle of the Gods Ares attacks her Il. 21.391,
• she fells him with a stone 403,
• she knocks down Aphrodite 423;
• comes to the aid of Achilles against Hector Il. 22.214,
• in the likeness of Deiphobus beguiles H. 226; in the chariotrace disables Eumelus Il. 23.391;
• etc. : in the likeness of Mentes-2 appears to Telemachus Od. 1.102,
• urges him to go to Pylus and Sparta 284,
• accompanies him in the likeness of Mentor-2 Od. 2.399,
• her advice to him at Pylus Od. 3.14,
• her prayer to Poseidon 55,
• she returns to the ship 357;
• meets Odysseus and conducts him to the city of the Phaeacians Od. 7.18;
• marks Odysseus’s throw of the δίσκος Od. 8.193;
• in the likeness of a youth appears to Odysseus on his landing in Ithaca Od. 13.221,
• reveals herself 296,
• they consult 372,
• she transforms him into a beggar 429;
• she departs for Sparta Od. 13.439,
• where she urges Telemachus to go home and warns him of the ambush of the suitors Od. 15.10;
• she appears to Odysseus and retransforms him Od. 16.155;
• she transforms him back to a beggar Od. 16.454;
• she suggests to Penelope to appear before the suitors Od. 18.158;
• she bears the light while the arms are being removed Od. 19.33;
• she appears to Odysseus while he lies in the πρόδομος Od. 13.30;
• she appears in the crisis of the fight with the suitors Od. 22.205;
• is advised by Zeus to make peace between the Ithacans and Odysseus and his followers Od. 24.472,
• stops the fight 531;
• etc.

Ἀθηναίη , Ἀθήνη: the goddess Athena, ἀγελείη, Ἀλαλκομενηίς, γλαυκῶπις, ἐρυσίπτολις, εὐπλόκαμος, ἠύκομος, λαοσσόος, ληῖτις, πολύβουλος; cf. Ἀτρυτώνη, Τριτογένεια, esp. Παλλάς. Fosters the arts, Od. 6.232, Od. 23.160, esp. domestic and feminine accomplishments, Il. 9.390, Od. 2.116; as a goddess of war, she protects cities (Ἀλαλκομενηίς), and is the especial patron of Odysseus.