Q 01/05

Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare and what third domain?

A) Handicraft

B) The harvest

C) The moon

D) Love

Answer · why

A) Handicraft

As Athena Ergane she was patron of weavers, potters and metalworkers.

Q 02/05

Which bird is Athena's most famous symbol?

A) The owl

B) The eagle

C) The peacock

D) The dove

Answer · why

A) The owl

It became the mascot of her city and, through her, a symbol of wisdom.

Q 03/05

According to Hesiod, Athena was born from which part of her father Zeus?

A) His forehead

B) His thigh

C) His shoulder

D) His heart

Answer · why

A) His forehead

Someone had to split his skull with a double-headed axe to let her out, and the sun god stopped his chariot in shock.

Q 04/05

Modern scholars generally agree that Athena took her name from what?

A) The city of Athens

B) The Greek word for wisdom

C) An Egyptian goddess

D) A Minoan queen

Answer · why

A) The city of Athens

The -ene ending is common in place names and rare in personal names; other cities had similar goddesses named after them, like Mykene and Thebe.

Q 05/05

What gift did Athena give the Athenians to win their patronage?

A) The first olive tree

B) A salt-water spring

C) The first horse

D) A golden owl

Answer · why

A) The first olive tree

It provided wood, oil and food, and became the symbol of Athenian prosperity.