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When I was a kid, I took 'The Brady Bunch' and 'The Partridge Family' very seriously. It was a world to me in the same way that the Greek myths would have been had I read them. You know, Marcia is Athena and Mr. Brady is Zeus.
George Saunders

Meaning of "Athena" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ATHENA

Athena  [əˈθiːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATHENA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Athena is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ATHENA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Athena

Athena

Festivals: ▪ Daphnephoria ▪ Dionysia ▪ Dionysian Mysteries ▪ Eleusinian Mysteries ▪ Panathenaic Games ▪ Panhellenic Games ▪ Thesmophoria Sacred places ▪ Eleusis ▪ Delphi ▪ Delos ▪ Dodona ▪ Mount Olympus ▪ Olympia Texts ▪ ArgonauticaBibliothecaCorpus HermeticumDelphic MaximsDionysiacaEpic CycleHomeric HymnsIliadOdysseyOrphic HymnsTheogonyWorks and Days History and organisation ▪ Mycenaean gods ▪ Decline of Hellenistic polytheism ▪ Julian restoration ▪ Hellenism revival ▪ Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes Hellenismos portal v t e In Greek religion and mythology, Athena or Athene, also referred to as Pallas Athena/Athene, is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill. Minerva is the Roman goddess identified with Athena. Athena is portrayed as a shrewd companion of heroes and is the patron goddess of heroic endeavour.

Definition of Athena in the English dictionary

The definition of Athena in the dictionary is a virgin goddess of wisdom, practical skills, and prudent warfare. She was born, fully armed, from the head of Zeus Also called: Pallas Athena, Pallas Roman counterpart: Minerva.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATHENA


arena
əˈriːnə
Argentina
ˌɑːdʒənˈtiːnə
ballerina
ˌbæləˈriːnə
cantina
kænˈtiːnə
carina
kəˈriːnə
Cartagena
ˌkɑːtəˈdʒiːnə
Christina
krɪˈstiːnə
cleaner
ˈkliːnə
corvina
kɔːˈviːnə
Filipina
ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnə
Herzegovina
ˌhɜːtsəɡəʊˈviːnə
kina
ˈkiːnə
Lena
ˈliːnə
marina
məˈriːnə
medina
mɛˈdiːnə
Messina
mɛˈsiːnə
Pasadena
ˌpæsəˈdiːnə
piscina
pɪˈsiːnə
tina
ˈtiːnə
wiener
ˈwiːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATHENA

Athapascan
Athapaskan
Atharva-Veda
atheise
atheism
atheist
atheistic
atheistical
atheistically
atheize
atheling
Athelstan
athematic
athematically
athenaeum
Athene
Atheneum
Athenian
Athens

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATHENA

catena
Cesena
galena
gena
Helena
hyena
Jena
Magdalena
Modena
novena
Pallas Athena
phenomena
plena
prolegomena
Saint Helena
saphena
scena
sena
Siena
vena

Synonyms and antonyms of Athena in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Athena» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATHENA

Find out the translation of Athena to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Athena from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Athena» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雅典娜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Athena
570 millions of speakers

English

Athena
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एथेना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أثينا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Athena
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Athena
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

athematically
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Athena
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara sistematik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Athena
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アテナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아테나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Atine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Athena
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

athematically
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Athematically
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

athematically
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Athena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Athena
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Athena
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Athena
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αθηνά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Athena
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Athena
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Athena
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Athena

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATHENA»

The term «Athena» is very widely used and occupies the 16.074 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATHENA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Athena» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Athena» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Athena

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3 QUOTES WITH «ATHENA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Athena.
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Ricky Jay
I grew up like Athena - covered with playing cards instead of armor - and, at the age of seven, materialized on a TV show, doing magic.
2
Mathias Rust
I moved away for three years and went to Trinidad where I met my wife, Athena.
3
George Saunders
When I was a kid, I took 'The Brady Bunch' and 'The Partridge Family' very seriously. It was a world to me in the same way that the Greek myths would have been had I read them. You know, Marcia is Athena and Mr. Brady is Zeus.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATHENA»

Discover the use of Athena in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Athena and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, Book Three)
The third book in the Heroes of Olympus series will unite them with Jason, Piper, and Leo. But they number only six--who will complete the Prophecy of Seven?
Rick Riordan, 2012
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Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess
Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, recounts her many adventures and triumphs, in an addition to a graphic-novel series about the ancient Greek gods. By the creator of Journey Into Mohawk Country. Simultaneous.
George O'Connor, 2010
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Black Athena: Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization; ...
This evidence, according to Bernal, greatly strengthens the hypothesis that in Greece an Indo-European–speaking population was culturally dominated by Ancient Egyptian and West Semitic speakers Provocative, passionate, and colossal in ...
Martin Bernal, 2006
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Athena: A Biography
A new look at the goddess of culture wars and sexual politics.
Lee Hall, 1997
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Athena
Relates the exploits of Athena and her importance in Greek mythology, including her connection to such figures as Jason and Odysseus, and describes the role of myths in the modern world.
Blake A. Hoena, 2003
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Athena
something 'still extremely contemporary' in Athena's promotion of Orestes. 'Here and there', she writes, 'regulation Athenas whose one begetter is the head of the Father King still burst forth ... completelyinhis pay' (Irigaray 1991:37).
Susan Deacy, 2008
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Athena
Surveys classical mythology, discussing the relationship between Greek and Roman myths, and describes the birth and life of the goddess Athena.
Nancy Loewen, 1998
8
Black Athena Revisited
Was Western civilization founded by ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians? Can the ancient Egyptians usefully be called black? Did the ancient Greeks borrow religion, science, and philosophy from the Egyptians and Phoenicians? Have scholars i
Mary R. Lefkowitz, Guy MacLean Rogers, 1996
9
Athena the Wise
These classic myths from the Greek pantheon are given a modern twist that contemporary tweens can relate to, from dealing with bullies like Medusa to a first crush on an unlikely boy.
Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, 2011
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Athena
The goddess Athena is reborn into our modern world! Written by Doug Murray and illustrated by Paul Renaud and Fabiano Neves, this collection also features a complete cover gallery.
Doug Murray, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATHENA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Athena is used in the context of the following news items.
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Guelph police looking for missing teen Athena Romo
Guelph police are asking for the public's help in finding Athena Romo, 15, who was last seen in the city on June 15. Police believe she may be ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Emma Athena Kingsbury Lee
Nawheta Kingsbury and Mark Lee announce the birth of a daughter, Emma Athena Kingsbury Lee. She was born at 8:39 a.m., June 23, 2015, ... «Shawnee News Star, Jul 15»
3
Athena Capital Picks SGSS for AIFMD Reporting
Alternative fund managers can pick from three modular reports Investment manager Athena Capital has chosen Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in ... «www.waterstechnology.com, Jul 15»
4
ISIS Destroys Syria's Famous Lion of Athena Statue
ISIS — Terrorist Organization ISIS has destroyed the famous Lion of Athena statue, which was at the entrance to the Palmyra Museum, said ... «The Cubic Lane, Jul 15»
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Why Athena was more than just a naff purveyor of mild erotica
Now, an online outlet for rock and pop album art is reviving the Athena brand. It is hoping for nostalgic “tennis girl” trade – its press strategy ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Athena's best posters: not just Tennis Girl and Muscle Man Cradling …
Leaping dolphins, topless men posing with tyres ... in the 80s and 90s, Athena was the go-to place for all your soft-focus fantasies. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Comic Review: Athena IX #1
Of course, Athena herself calls it order. Located in the far north of the Old World, the less than hospitable region has been transformed into an ... «Geeks of Doom, Jul 15»
8
Former iconic art chain Athena makes retail comeback
Athena, the former art and cards retailer, has launched an online store selling album art prints and is plotting a return to bricks-and-mortar. «Retail Week, Jul 15»
9
Athena Calderone's Star-Spangled Berry Gazpacho
1) Combine first 7 ingredients in a medium heatproof bowl; toss to coat. Place over a large saucepan of simmering water; cook for 10 minutes. «HarpersBAZAAR.com, Jul 15»
10
I'm So Lonely It's Making Me Depressed
By Athena. I'm So Lonely It's Making Me Depressed. Dear Athena, ... I'm at a loss, Athena. Can you offer any advice? Signed,. Miss Fiercely ... «Seven Days, Jul 15»

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