Ἀθηναίη
Ἀθηναίη, Athena
Ἀθηναίη, v. Ἀθηνᾶ.
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.