A marble relief sculpture of Athena in the main square of Apolakkia, Rhodes. The base of the sculpture is inscribed 'ellas pesóntes' (Greek fallen)
"Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. She is usually shown in art wearing a helmet and holding a spear. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the Gorgoneion.
From her origin as an Aegean palace goddess, Athena was closely associated with the city. She was known as Polias and Poliouchos (both derived from polis, meaning "city-state"), and her temples were usually located atop the fortified acropolis in the central part of the city. The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is dedicated to her, along with numerous other temples and monuments. As the patron of craft and weaving, Athena was known as Ergane. She was also a warrior goddess, and was believed to lead soldiers into battle as Athena Promachos. Her main festival in Athens was the Panathenaia, which was celebrated during the month of Hekatombaion in midsummer and was the most important festival on the Athenian calendar.
In Greek mythology, Athena was believed to have been born from the head of her father Zeus. In the founding myth of Athens, Athena bested Poseidon in a competition over patronage of the city by creating the first olive tree. She was known as Athena Parthenos ("Athena the Virgin"), but, in one archaic Attic myth, the god Hephaestus tried and failed to rape her, resulting in Gaia giving birth to Erichthonius, an important Athenian founding hero. Athena was the patron goddess of heroic endeavor; she was believed to have also aided the heroes Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, and Jason. Along with Aphrodite and Hera, Athena was one of the three goddesses whose feud resulted in the beginning of the Trojan War. She plays an active role in the Iliad, in which she assists the Achaeans and, in the Odyssey, she is the divine counselor to Odysseus.
In the later writings of the Roman poet Ovid, Athena was said to have competed against the mortal Arachne in a weaving competition, afterwards transforming Arachne into the first spider; Ovid also describes how she transformed Medusa into a Gorgon after witnessing her being raped by Poseidon in her temple. Since the Renaissance, Athena has become an international symbol of wisdom, the arts, and classical learning. Western artists and allegorists have often used Athena as a symbol of freedom and democracy."
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Éna marmárino anáglyfo glyptó tis Athinás stin kentrikí plateía ton Apollákon tis Ródou. I vási tou glyptoú eínai engegramméni ELLAS PESONTES
"I Athiná, katá tin Ellinikí mythología, ítan i theá tis sofías, tis stratigikís kai tou polémou.
I Athiná ítan i agapiméni kóri tou Día. Mitéra tis ítan i Mítis, próti sýzygos tou Día. O Días ýstera apó profiteía émathe óti i Mítis tha gennoúse to paidí to opoío tha anétrepe apó tin exousía ton patéra tou, opóte tin katápie enó ítan énkyos stin Athiná. Argótera, o Días árchise na ypoférei apó ponokefálous kai kálese ton Ífaisto na ton voithísei. Tóte o Ífaistos me éna megálo sfyrí chtýpise to kefáli tou Día kai petáchtike i Athiná pánopli, foróntas perikefalaía kai kratóntas mia aspída. Vlépontas ton Día, ta pétaxe sta pódia tou, deígma anagnórisis tou os ypértatou theoú.
I Athiná, os theá tou polémou, ítan perivevliméni me Aigída, diaforetikí apó aftín tou Diós. Katá mía ekdochí, i Athiná kataskévase tin aigída tis apó to dérma tis Chímairas í, kat' álli ekdochí, apó to dérma tou tératos Aigídos í Aigíentos, to opoío katéstrefe ta pánta sti Livýi, tin Aígypto, ti Frygía kai ti Foiníki, kai to opoío i Athiná exolóthrefse. Epísis stin aspída (kai sto perithorákio) tis Athinás ítan to kefáli tis Médousas. I Médousa archiká ítan mia polý ómorfi thnití gorgóna kai gi' aftó ton lógo tin poliórkise o Poseidónas, diépraxan ómos prosvolí stin Athiná miaínontas énan naó tis erototropóntas mésa s' aftón. Tóte i Athiná tin metamórfose se téras óste na min tin poliorkísei xaná kanénas ándras, enó to vlémma tis metétrepe se pétra opoiondípote tin koítaze. Ótan o Perséas skótose ti Médousa, prósfere sti theá to kefáli tis (gorgónio) os efcharistírio dóro, giatí chári sti gyalisterí aspída pou i theá tou eíche dorísei, ekeínos bórese na katatropósei ti Médousa koitázontas móno to eídoló tis mésa apó aftín."
PIGI - (sýndesmos epískepsis)