Athena Goddess Pendant from Sacred Earth Designs

Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts, spinning and weaving. She rules reason, intellect, wisdom, courage and fearlessness. The inventor of the flute, the plough and the ox-yoke, the horse bridle and the chariot. She is also the Goddess of agriculture and the inventor of useful objects and elegant artistic creations. Her animal is the owl.

Athena was the guardian of Athens, the city named for her; defender of heroes, champion of justice and civil law. Athena gifted Athens with the olive tree, a gift that provided shade, oil, and olives. The Greeks saw her gift as valuable and enduring and thus and named the city after her.

The Greek goddess Athena is usually portrayed as one of the most benevolent goddesses, strong, fair, and merciful. Athena is known as one of the three virgin goddesses, referred to as virgin because they were able to remain independent, unswayed by the spells of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and the consequent pull of marriage and motherhood. Romance and marriage did not feature in Athena's mythology. In Greek mythology Athena was, in essence, the prototype of the contemporary "career woman."

My Athena Goddess Pendant is handmade and glazed a deep powerful red, then hand-wrapped with over 13 feet of sterling silver wire in a "warrior" style. Bold and strong, this piece will make a statement and remind you of your feminine power and strength. Length: 2.5". Includes a cotton cord and description card.