Athena Green Beautiful and monstrous

Beautiful and monstrous

Every curve of her pose reveals her loving concern for all life

The Eleusinian mystery religion centered on her worship and on reverence for her lost daughter

Tara was born of a single tear of compassion shed by Avaloketishwa on seeing the suffering of humanity

The right hand

Athena Green Beautiful and monstrousWisdom and Civilization. The Parthenon was constructed upon the Acropolis just to house this magnificent venerable 30 foot tall image by Pheidias. Athena's importance was maintained even after warfare had transformed Greek goddess civilization. Her attributes are self confidence, power, courage, intelligence and diplomacy. The Romans called her Minerva. The virgin goddess gained the powers of the Gorgon Medusa, whose face is embossed on her shield.