EP 5: Athene - Dazzling Warrior Goddess

This is the 5th episode of Garner's Greek Mythology.  Here we discuss Athene, the so-called rational goddess of war. Was she? Hardly. Like all the gods she was complex and riddled with contradictions.

Her stories are frequently those of passion and outrage. Reason was often set aside by this goddess who was considered the most intelligent of all the Olympic gods. Her sternness masked her fierce ardor.

Narrated by mythologist and best-selling author, Patrick Garner,  Garner's Greek Mythology is unlike any other Greek history series. The series views these divine beings as if they were anything but mythical...

Listen as we meet the ambitious Arachne; the mighty Zeus; the ax-wielding craftsman, Hephaistos; Athene's childhood girlfriend, Pallas; the wily Odysseus; the ill-fated prophetess, Kassandra; and the blind prophet, Teiresias, who was punished after lingering to watch the goddess bath.

We learn how Athene, Athens' protector, did little when Athens was in peril--and why the Athenians loved her despite her constant absences ...

And our adventures continue!  All episodes are and will remain ad-free.

(Musical score includes selections from Fesliyan Studios.)

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