# Athena
## English
### Alternative forms

* Athene

### Etymology

From Middle English Athena, from Latin Athēna, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ). Doublet of Athina.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: ə-thēʹnə, IPA: /əˈθiːnə/
* Rhymes: -iːnə

### Proper noun

Athena
* (Greek mythology) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.
* A city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
* A female given name from Ancient Greek.

#### Coordinate terms

* (Eternal Virgin Goddesses): Minerva, Artemis/Diana, Hestia/Vesta

#### Related terms

* Athena Polias
* Athens

#### See also

* (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus

### Noun

Athena (plural Athenas)
* (feminism, derogatory, figurative) A woman who colludes with the patriarchy rather than actively opposing it.
** 1989, Jennifer Barker Woolger, Roger J. Woolger, The goddess within:The last thing feminist Athenas see about corporate structures, government, or academia is that they are run by benevolent and all-protective fathers.
** 1992, Marilyn Frye, Willful virgin: essays in feminism, 1976-1992, page 141:The latter may become either Athenas or feminists. If one gets a certain sort of male sponsorship, becomes a Daddy's girl, one is allowed to function in these vocations of the righteous […]
** 1995, Noretta Koertge, Skeptical Inquirer, volume 19, number 2, page 42:Women who do decide to become scientists find themselves under attack from the self-proclaimed "echt" feminists, who call them "Athenas" and "Queen Bees."

### Anagrams

* Anthea, Tenaha

## Afrikaans
### Alternative forms

* Atena

### Proper noun

Athena
* (Greek mythology) Athena

### See also

* Athene

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* Athene

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē), Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aˈtˢeːna]

### Proper noun

Athena
* (Greek mythology) Athena (the goddess)

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /aˈtena/ [aˈt̪e.na]
* Rhymes: -ena
* Syllabification: A‧the‧na

### Proper noun

Athena
* Alternative spelling of Atena (“Athena; Athens”)

### Further reading

* “Athena” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /aˈtʰeː.na/, [äˈt̪ʰeːnä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /aˈte.na/, [äˈt̪ɛːnä]

### Proper noun

Athēna f sg (genitive Athēnae); first declension
* Athena (Greek goddess of wisdom)

#### Declension

The plural forms refer to the city that was named after the goddess, while the singular forms refer to the goddess herself.
First-declension noun, singular only.

#### Related terms

* Athēnae

#### Descendants

* → English: Athena
* → French: Athéna
* → Italian: Atena
* → Portuguese: Atena
* → Spanish: Atenea
* → Sicilian: Atina

### References

* Athena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Athena in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Athena f
* Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Atena.

## Swedish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Athena c (genitive Athenas)
* (Greek mythology) Athena

### See also

* (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Afrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hefaistos, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Athena.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈtina/ [ʔɐˈt̪iː.n̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ina
* Syllabification: A‧the‧na

### Proper noun

Athena (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜒᜈ)
* a female given name from English