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athena

A·the·na
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-thee-nuh]
    • /əˈθi nə/
    • /ə.ˈθiː.nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-thee-nuh]
    • /əˈθi nə/

Definitions of athena word

  • noun athena a virgin goddess of wisdom, practical skills, and prudent warfare. She was born, fully armed, from the head of Zeus 3
  • noun athena the goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare: identified with the Roman Minerva 3
  • abbreviation Technical meaning of ATHENA Project Athena 3
  • noun athena Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus. Compare Minerva. 1
  • noun athena a female given name. 1
  • noun athena The patron goddess of Athens, worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, and warfare. She is often allegorized into a personification of wisdom. 1
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athena popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • aegis

    sponsorship or protection; auspices (esp in the phrase under the aegis of)

  • athenaeum

    an institution for the promotion of learning

  • metis

    any person of mixed ancestry.

  • pallas

    Also called Pallas Athena. Classical Mythology. Athena (def 1).

  • ajax

    the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus

  • alalcomeneus

    the first man: he reared Athena and reconciled Zeus and Hera.
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