Athene

Role: goddess whose oracle is in Egypt · First appears: Book 2 · §81–91

Life events

Athene left Poseidon and Zeus made her his daughter.(Book 4 · §180–188 · 📍 lake Tritonis)
- With: Poseidon Zeus
- “They say moreover that Athene is the daughter of Poseidon and of the lake Tritonis, and that she had some cause of complaint against her father and therefore gave herself to Zeus, and Zeus made her his own daughter.”
The maidens fought one another as a rite for Athene.(Book 4 · §180–188 · 📍 lake Tritonis)
- “At a yearly festival of Athene their maidens take their stand in two parties and fight against one another with stones and staves, and they say that in doing so they are fulfilling the rites handed down by their fathers for the divinity who was sprung from that land, whom we call Athene:”
The Libyans dwelling around the lake sacrificed to Athene and Poseidon.(Book 4 · §180–188 · 📍 lake Tritonis)
- With: Poseidon
- “those who dwell round the lake Tritonis sacrifice most of all to Athene, and next to Triton and Poseidon.”

with Heracles (Each is identified as having an oracle in Egypt.) “for there are in their land Oracles of Heracles, of Apollo, of Athene, of Artemis, of Ares, and of Zeus, and moreover that which they hold most in honour of all, namely the Oracle of Leto which is in the city of Buto.”
with Leto (Each is identified as having an oracle in Egypt.) “for there are in their land Oracles of Heracles, of Apollo, of Athene, of Artemis, of Ares, and of Zeus, and moreover that which they hold most in honour of all, namely the Oracle of Leto which is in the city of Buto.”
with Apollo (Each is identified as having an oracle in Egypt.) “for there are in their land Oracles of Heracles, of Apollo, of Athene, of Artemis, of Ares, and of Zeus, and moreover that which they hold most in honour of all, namely the Oracle of Leto which is in the city of Buto.”
with Ares (Each is identified as having an oracle in Egypt.) “for there are in their land Oracles of Heracles, of Apollo, of Athene, of Artemis, of Ares, and of Zeus, and moreover that which they hold most in honour of all, namely the Oracle of Leto which is in the city of Buto.”
with Zeus (Each is identified as having an oracle in Egypt.) “for there are in their land Oracles of Heracles, of Apollo, of Athene, of Artemis, of Ares, and of Zeus, and moreover that which they hold most in honour of all, namely the Oracle of Leto which is in the city of Buto.”

parent: Poseidon (Athene is described as Poseidon's daughter.) “They say moreover that Athene is the daughter of Poseidon and of the lake Tritonis”
parent: Zeus (Zeus is described as making Athene his daughter.) “and Zeus made her his own daughter.”
with Poseidon (Athene is said to have a grievance against Poseidon.) “she had some cause of complaint against her father”

rivals with Poseidon “Poseidon and Athene, when they contended for the land, set as witnesses of themselves.”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.