The Greek goddess Athena is usually depicted as one of the strongest deities of Olympia. While Greek civilization models deities that represent the desired identity, representing the god of war and the immortal spirit of wisdom, Athena is the goddess of balance between intelligence and power. Through Athena's existence, she embodies victory and judgment, while her influence on other gods and mortals demonstrates the power of intellect and civilization. Fusing the characteristics of multiple gods into a single body, Athena embodies the characteristics of Greek civilization, which are wisdom, power and justice. In most depictions of Athena's birth, she was born from the sacred head of Zeus, "dressed in her armor of war, all glittering with gold, and all the immortals were struck with amazement as they looked" (Graves 157). At birth it is a symbol of the threatening force of authority and violence. Because of Athena's power and potential, an oracle of Gaea (the earth goddess) warned Zeus that "this would be a girl and that, if Metis conceived again, she would bear a son destined to depose Zeus, just as Zeus had deposed Kronos, and Kronos had deposed Uranus" (Graves 46). Metis was an intelligent goddess and was even known to be wisdom herself. Although Metis tried to avoid Zeus, Zeus transformed Metis and consumed her. When Prometheus smashed Zeus' head, it was the birth of the eternal wisdom of Athena and Metis. But the birth from the head of Zeus also represents that Athena has wisdom equivalent to that of Zeus and that she is not directly the next generation destined to depose Zeus as a prophecy of Gaea and Zeus remains in supreme command of Mount Olympus. ...... half of the sheet ...... d expresses the balance of their society. People worship Athena as she is the invincible and wise goddess who embodies intelligence and power. Instead of multiple gods, Athena is crafted and embodied with all the characteristics desired by the Greeks. Through Athena, he unifies these elements into a single body that reflects the parallels of the ideal Greek civilization. Bibliography: George, Roy. "The Encyclopedia of the Goddess Athena" 1998-1999 Parada, Carlos. "Link to Greek Mythology, Athena" 1997 Pontikis, Nick. "MYTH MAN'S HOMEWORKHELP CENTER-ATHENA" 2003< http://thanasis.com/athena.htm>Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths New York: Penguin Books, 1992M.POMorford and R.J.Lenardon Classical Mythology (7th edition) New York: Oxfor