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

[@HellasPólis]

The goddess of wisdom is wonderful and her myths are incredible, Athena is a charming and powerful goddess 🇬🇷

[@SurprisedBigWaterfall-wn1pv]

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

[@WildMen4444]

@@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

[@SurprisedBigWaterfall-wn1pv]

@@WildMen4444 you’ve ever of the contest between Athena and Arachne? Tell me that isn’t being petty over something to prove a point.

[@SurprisedBigWaterfall-wn1pv]

@@WildMen4444 OH lets not forget when hera caused heracles own family be he was illegitimate.

[@WildMen4444]

@@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

[@valorwarrior7628]

Finally, the goddess Metis is being honored and revealed! The first queen mother, and the mother of Athena.

[@crazy7131]

For the Medusa stories, I read from a comment from a video that as Athena is full of Wisdom she makes crazy plans,actions,etc that SEEMS CRAZY OR UNFAIR in our perspective but to Athena’s Perspective it was a wise decision. Like how we don’t understand things til much later. Hope it sums it up and maybe see some opinions etc. (It was a while ago so it’s not as vivid as. I remember)

[@connorgolden4]

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.

[@sadowshadows]

ITS FUNNY THE GODDESS OF WISDOM gave medusa (her enemy) a curse that can be used against her and her children

[@Ottersanity]

Never knew the full story of Medusa. Thanks for sharing this.

[@redemptionjack4657]

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

[@StevenChan-26Bleezy-Incendiary]

Another version of the Arachne story is that she offended the gods so, Athena turned her into a spider, so that she will weave beautiful spider webs that will be wiped away by people. Meaning they won't matter. And Arachnophobia is a fear of spiders.

[@phantomeye5199]

0:00 The story of birth to Athena from very beginning. Athena finally grow up without her mother. 3:58 Poseidon and Athena to claim City of Attica will be renamed. Their vote of Council of Gods of Olympus Athena win and all citizen of Attica to be known as City of Athens. 8:42 Athena meet Arachne. 13:17 Hephaestus and Athena had a son's name Erichthonius with strange the tale of a serpent. Athena raised him in the Temple and finally grow up in Temple of Athens. 16:31 Athena meet Medusa. Now that was impressive from very beginning story of Athena The Strange Myths of the Goddess of Wisdom in Greek Mythology history.

[@theone3746]

So basically fate can be averted. Normally when you hear a prophecy it comes true by you trying to prevent it, yet the opposite happened when Zues tried to stop it. Though I am surprised Athena never tried to free her mother.

[@ExelArts]

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

[@WildMen4444]

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

[@ExelArts]

@@WildMen4444 how was it necessary Zeus was just scared of losing his authority he became just like his dad

[@TheRomanTribune]

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

[@WildMen4444]

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

[@leopard6554]

Athina is my favorite goddess...!!! Her gift 🎁 as beauty and wisdom is still noticeable today in Greek women...!!!

[@aryamangogoi6764]

you guys must leave Christianity and revive the old Religion

[@eyedeasneverdie3348]

@@aryamangogoi6764 you guys need to let them be stories and move away from fiction and back into reality

[@ChroniclesofhistoryMysteries.]

This is the first time I've heard such a story. I didn't know the whole story of Medusa. Thanks for telling us about this.

[@hayday344]

It's not whole story is rubbish.

[@erpmo3326]

I stan Arachne and Medusa. Athena you could never be better even if you tried.

[@anishparajuli5218]

I heavily dislike how much the Ovid version of the stories are the most repeated nowadays. Especially considering they don't even make sense most of the times.

[@Vajrakumara333]

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”

[@WildMen4444]

@@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.

[@Vajrakumara333]

@@WildMen4444 fair enough, still I’m not a huge fan of his versions of the stories though but I was unaware of that.

[@sammcfarlane2494]

1:42 I like how you made the boy look like Kratos.

[@Storyteller-193]

Athena is a goddess who is both beautiful and has great intelligence. She contributes significantly to Zeus's right to rule the world.

[@floatingalong]

It is said that Arachne included the domination over Athena's own mother in her weaving, which really fueled the rage against Arachne...

[@joseloc5519]

To me Athena was the most beautiful woman in all of history.

[@AltheaCor1004]

Athena goddess of wisdom, didn't understand that Medusa was a victim of assault and blamed her. I'm disappointed uhhhh...

[@murilopenagoncalves3831]

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

[@Azulakayes]

It's because Athena was an ancient clout chaser.

[@Jasminebegoa-lg8jt]

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

[@Jasminebegoa-lg8jt]

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

[@dlanieymp]

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.

[@JohnTLyon]

That doggone Zeus, that boy would hit anything that weren't nailed down!

[@OdionEitokpah]

When Medusa cried in Athena's temple for her help against Poseidon, she didn't appear but even after what he did to her, Athena didn't think it it through and blamed Medusa for everything when it wasn't her fault

[@LoveLightVibration]

All the gods behave like narcissists.

[@carlolisil7345]

Ovid's Medusa story is heartbreaking :'( she devoted herself to the godess yet she was exiled and doomed to a miserable existence, through no fault of her own. RIP.

[@hayday344]

A nonsense story.

[@AlenSchneeweiss]

Roman b.s , it's not canon.

[@Anna.Ab.]

Medusa ... im so sorry 💔

[@joseloc5519]

She had a more beautiful heart then all the others.

[@zackzilla6926]

Athena is the goddess of wisdom and Strategic Warfare.

[@WildMen4444]

Hail Athena!

[@kelseyharris4977]

This is the first time I’ve ever heard anyone say it was Prometheus that hit his head with an ax. Every other classicist I’ve heard said it was Hephaestus.

[@thebeanqueen_5057]

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.

[@Catdogomeow]

Your forget to mention one tiny little detail the SECOND SON WAS ARES . The main reason why Zeus hates him so much . The dump war god is destiny to overthrow his father and if basically does it when the Roman Empire creates Mars .

[@tonyisthinking7078]

But Ares is a child of Hera not Zeus titan my mother

[@Celebritytheirstory]

I love Athena

[@erpmo3326]

eew

[@alvorecerdourado6490]

Thanks you Don Foca pelo presente de mais um canal seu!😀🕊️❤️

[@BuckPalanger]

The story about Zeus and Medis was way off in this video. Medis was sought after by all the male gods, not just Zeus, and she didn't "run" like crazy to get away from him. It wasn't Gaia that told him about the son that would overthrow him, it was the fates that told him. He married Medis off to a mortal man and they produced Achilles, whom she dipped in the river Styx holding him by his heal to make him invulnerable.

[@clamarroan]

Thank you. This is beautiful and so well-narrated! Subscribed!

[@keyliatchedjou9100]

I consider stories from Ovid as Roman mythology, because Ovid was a roman poet, and his characterization of the Gods This includes Athena and The weaver. And Athena and Medusa

[@markmagno1488]

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

[@BrianLamar-es3my]

And that was Athena way of saying in case anyone didn't know I made Medusa a warrior goddess like Zeus made Hercules a god at least now we know where Medusa went she went to fight in Troy as a resurrected goddess of war

[@mikasauchiha6785]

Wow! I like this k8nd of presentation more than the live action versions.

[@katrine-pearls]

Superb and Thank you 🌹🌻💜

[@lotus-ed3sp]

Athena was definitely not wise in Medusa's case. She was overcome by jealousy 😒

[@NameUserOf]

Well, she's a woman first, duty comes later.

[@charbird20]

I don’t think I’ve heard this version of Métis’s story. I’m more familiar with the version where she helped Zeus with her father to free the other gods, then they fell in love. The rest is the same. He drank her and gained her wisdom, then Athena was freed from Zeus’s head by Prometheus.

[@mongojrttv]

Zeus is a creep. Edit: I'm surprised the God's didn't die out sooner they act like children.😂

[@WildMen4444]

They never died out

[@ExelArts]

Ive heard multiple tales of athena vs arachna but never one were she was jealous of arachnas weave

[@irotr53]

If only Metis had been able to have that son, many people would've been spared from Zeus's wrath

[@atiksh7452]

U mean his horninest?

[@ZainabMunawar-ql2fk]

Fr! I'm sure it would be better with him... Btw I've once read a book where the Greek gods played a huge roll. The author decided to bring Zeus and Metis' son to life and to be honest... I actually like him (not romanticly or such just liking him)

[@Xagzan]

*Heart of Sabik intensifies*

[@LuzMaria95]

I feel so bad for medusa 😩 sis just can’t catch a break, everything happens to her

[@amyliddle5921]

I patiently anticipated Kratos, from God of War, to advance the storyline by defeating Zeus and rescuing the oppressed Mettis. Truth is .. in the game, witnessing Athena's demise, who has disregarded her mother, now holds a greater sense of gratification. Truth is .... Kratos' actions can be seen as a boon to mankind. Kudos Kratos unfortunately , it is not real or part of the mythology.

[@WildMen4444]

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?

[@maudamine5919]

❤Thank you for celebrating Athena, the goddess of Wisdom.❤ However I think she was chosen by the Athenians because she brought an Olive tree, the tree of Peace, from Lybia, while Poseidon brought a wonderful white horse from the sea.

[@Jasminebegoa-lg8jt]

Actually you're wrong abt medusas stor6. That's a later Rome vers. In original Greek mythology. Medusa was always a gorgon slain by perseus

[@kur0sh1]

"Pride Arrogance and Vanity" accused a greek goddess, to a girl.

[@lolabigcups7121]

Athena is definitely her dad's daughter.

[@ZachKade]

Bet Prometheus would have let Zeus suffer if he knew hat he was going to do to him!

[@Froggy4Eyez]

A goddess emerged from his forehead.... how? That's amazing just a random thought.

[@WildMen4444]

Usually either Hephaestus or Prometheus cuts His head open

[@AtlasMartinez-m5u]

I love all your story I wish you guy would give out shoutout

[@chrisclarke4665]

Who made the art animation? Whats the timestamp for the thunbnail?

[@annsofiehansen2111]

Zeus, Posidon and Athena are really toxic gods - especially towards women and female deities.

[@murilopenagoncalves3831]

They're toxic with everyone, even with eachother.

[@BisolaAdebija]

Who agrees that the gods are selfish tyrants?

[@bluebelt1235]

@@BisolaAdebijawell 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

[@Jasminebegoa-lg8jt]

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

[@bevdavis4148]

Athena knew Prometheus was innocent,

[@aryamangogoi6764]

And West left such glorious Charming and inspiring Gods to preach the Christian god who nobody has ever seen and who's so called son son got killed by Roman by just three nails what a bummer.

[@fridakhaos8304]

Idk why but before I learned who Athena was I had a dream of her. She appeared to me in a time where I was really lost and looking for guidance in my career path. I was given a message and she appeared in a gold coin. A voice told me to look to ATHENA for guidance

[@WildMen4444]

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

[@fridakhaos8304]

@@WildMen4444 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. 💫 🦉 🗡️

[@barbie8913]

@@WildMen4444No she is not real. Instead worship the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Jesus.May Jesus be with you.

[@panama2468]

Me too. I had just separated from my gf, and has a super vivid dream of her. I had some knowledge of the names but never really was in to mythology like that. What is ironic is that my birth month falls in aries, and she is basically a more wise and refined aries.

[@ZainabMunawar-ql2fk]

Don't listen to that voice. Athena doesn't exist, don't fall for The devil's tricks

[@je__.]

poor medusa 🥀🥀😔

[@Jasminebegoa-lg8jt]

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

[@RoseCarroll-pk6mt]

Thank you

[@Ish-c1h9v]

Athena Queen👑

[@eyedeasneverdie3348]

The Arachne story was a little incorrect I believe, but great bite size peice

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for the information

[@andrefigueredo34]

Competing with Aphrodite and Hera for the most beautiful prize. Competing with Arachne in weaving only to curse her. Cursing medusa for not being able to resist a God's advances. Hard to see the wisdom.

[@lovest3ven]

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.

[@andrefigueredo34]

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

[@lovest3ven]

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

[@andrefigueredo34]

@@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.

[@lovest3ven]

@@andrefigueredo34 ,true... My bad.

[@srsly9210]

On the other version i read way back was better and shows real Wiseness as a Goddess off wisdom so heres the other version i read 1.) ARACHNE-Athena Ripped of Arachnes art to save her from the wrath of zeus and turn her into a spider instead so she will still be able to do what She loves (weaving) 2.)MEDUSA- after the incident of Poseidons violation of medusa Athena gave medusa a curse that will protect her from being violated again so no man will ever Harm Her again.

[@markmagno1488]

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

[@srsly9210]

@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

[@markmagno1488]

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

[@criptic6096]

Nah they new kratos was caming

[@charliemcternan8190]

I love it’s live it so awsome

[@kanna231]

I feel bad for Metis seriously, Zeus just won't give up when Metis isn't interrested of him.

[@BisolaAdebija]

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.

[@moonrabbit20]

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

[@WildMen4444]

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

[@mrpopo2822]

1:45 "A boy" and the dude look like Kratos. I can see the references

[@daniellogan-scott5968]

More of Ovid's propaganda.

[@thegenerallee3562]

Khaos, the Primordial Orignater and the personification of the void that everything came from: *laughing at Zeus from it's void*

[@joseloc5519]

Claiming: When Athena claims her children, a gray owl shines above their head, marking them with her blessing.

[@Ipsifendis]

intelligence and wisdom are two different things

[@probelocksmith1222]

Greek mythology needed no demons because the gods themselves were monsters

[@aaniiyah]

Just goddess?

[@JasonSpreyer]

Do king Gesar from Tibetan mythology

[@michaelsingcay480]

Pa notice Po

[@andilouis8770]

Eh di gumawa ka ng quality content.

[@daa162]

12:08 the "nah I'd win" meme in full action , bruuh Athena was not a good sportswoman after that crisp L and One mortal's W Deluxe :D

[@Winmaikhamkornthok12109]

Athenna is a cruel goddess she should not do this to her kindhearted priestess

[@Ish-c1h9v]

Shut up. Athena was the most philosophical Greek goddess

[@joseloc5519]

Athena defended children and more

[@katharinablock6752]

so you mean to tell me that Zeus was more impulsive and less fair before swallowing his first wife? I didn't know that was even possible.

[@AbhishekSarthi-hq4oj]

Greek goddess athena likes hindu goddess Durga

[@witchboy89]

She turned into a fly uggg

[@faithfulshadow]

For goddess of wisdom…, her action toward Medusa is questionable..

[@witchboy89]

Metis was his first wife.

[@linetamer]

Did he have to grab that lady like that!

[@omnimamba8611]

Athena's worse than I thought, it wasn't medusa's fault of her being beautiful I swear bro greek gods are on of the worst gods out there

[@JasonSpreyer]

It's athena the goddess of wisdom not athens

[@jorgeyipzhong5199]

More like God of envy and impulsion

[@WildMen4444]

​@@jorgeyipzhong5199Hail Athena!

[@redemptionjack4657]

Hm no that would be Aphrodite.​@@jorgeyipzhong5199

[@SammyLorena-i5i]

❤❤❤❤❤amen

[@Catdogomeow]

Rarely gods are good or kind across any myths . Athena was just plain bad in general, what a disappointment

[@TheRomanTribune]

Yeah right ! The Gorgon clearly CHOSE to do what she did with Posiedon otherwise Athena wouldn't have been so upset at her to curse Medusa to begin with, with the inability to turn back in human form.

[@natspunk-rat2158]

Medusa is not the only woman Poseidon forced. He’s the worst of the gods.

[@wendyvandenbergfarrow1077]

Snakes are cutee

[@SavannahTrevino-z1k]

Same old videos same repeat

[@happyblackwoman6154]

Athena was jealous of Medusa!!! Did Athena even go after Posiden? 😡😡😡😡

[@theodoragreen8769]

Gaia in all representations are always represented as a woman of a. "Color" ❤

[@WildMen4444]

In Greece She's depicted as looking Greek

[@erykahhoney588]

🫶🏾

[@TheQuincyEdwards]

Zeus has no game.

[@WildMen4444]

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

[@zackzilla6926]

Athena is the Queen of Athens not goddess.

[@WildMen4444]

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

[@Cinna_oipqwef12]

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@ahmadjmms]

There is no god other than the true god (Allah) the almighty. Open your eyes before its too late.

[@mariakiosia7327]

After what happened to Medusa , no one can forgive Athena

[@redemptionjack4657]

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

[@WildMen4444]

She doesn't need our forgiveness

[@almamater7427]

lo siento pero es muy tarde athena

[@erpmo3326]

Athena do you know why we agreed you're the goddess of wisdom, you got nothing special, you're not pretty, you didn't invent any talent or skill or a thing. you're just daddies favorite girl but ogly so he didn't wanna touch you. boo hoo

[@WildMen4444]

@@erpmo3326 Who do you think you are?

[@sammcfarlane2494]

Athena’s so hot.

[@Archis_world]

The greek gods are not goding