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Athena

/æθinɑ/, /əˈθinə/ naamwoord, eienaam

(Greek mythology) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis

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Athene

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Athena

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The statue of Athena disappeared from the Parthenon in the fifth century C.E., and only the remains of a few of her temples still exist.
Die beeld van Atena het in die vyfde eeu G.J. van die Partenon af verdwyn, en net die ruïnes van ’n paar van haar tempels bestaan nog.

Athena insisted on conducting her own research regarding the origin of these religious objects.
Athena het daarop aangedring om haar eie navorsing oor die oorsprong van daardie godsdiensvoorwerpe te doen.

(Acts 17:23, 24) Perhaps the majesty of Athena’s temples or the grandeur of her idols made her seem more impressive to some of Paul’s listeners than an invisible God they did not know.
Moontlik was die luisterrykheid van Atena se tempels of die prag van haar afgode vir party in Paulus se gehoor indrukwekkender as ’n onsigbare God wat hulle nie geken het nie.

15. (a) Why would Athena have been on the minds of Paul’s audience?
15. (a) Waarom sou Paulus se gehoor aan Athena gedink het?

There are also columns of a temple dedicated to Athena, dating to the fifth century B.C.E., but it was incorporated into the cathedral.
Daar is ook pilare van ’n tempel wat aan Atena toegewy is, wat uit die vyfde eeu v.G.J. dateer, maar dit is nou deel van die katedraal.

THE apostle Paul undoubtedly was familiar with temples of Athena, for these could be found in many of the cities he visited during his missionary journeys.
DIE apostel Paulus was ongetwyfeld bekend met die tempels van Atena, want dit kon gevind word in baie van die stede wat hy gedurende sy sendingreise besoek het.

The goddess Athena was associated with Hephaestus.
Die godin Atena is met Hefaistos geassosieer.

Imposing buildings and walls were constructed, as were sanctuaries of Zeus, Artemis, Apollo, Athena, and other Greek deities.
Indrukwekkende geboue en mure is opgerig, asook heiligdomme vir Zeus, Artemis, Apollo, Atena en ander Griekse gode.

Athens traces its origins back to the 20th century before Christ and is named after the Greek goddess Athena.
Atene is reeds in die 20ste eeu voor Christus gestig en is na die Griekse godin Atena vernoem.

The most famous temple of Athena was the Parthenon, erected in Athens, the city named after the goddess.
Die beroemdste tempel van Atena was die Partenon, wat opgerig is in Atene, die stad wat na die godin vernoem is.

Left: The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
Links: Die Parthenon, ’n tempel wat aan die godin Atene gewy is

Greek gods Athena (left) and Aphrodite
Griekse godinne Atena (links) en Afrodite

“Leather jackets, guerrilla headbands, pierced noses, studded leather boots and aggressive tattoos are declarations of war,” says Athena Leoussi, of Reading University.
“Leerbaadjies, guerrillakopbande, gaatjies in die neus, leerstewels vol klinknaels en opsigtige tatoeëermerke is oorlogsverklarings”, sê Athena Leoussi, van Reading-universiteit.

Gods and goddesses like Athena —whose glory depended on temples and statues— have come and gone.
Gode en godinne soos Atena—wie se heerlikheid van tempels en beelde afgehang het—het gekom en gegaan.

Unlike Athena or other Greek deities, ‘he does not dwell in handmade temples, nor does he need to be attended to by human hands.’
In teenstelling met Athena of ander Griekse godhede ‘woon hy nie in tempels wat met hande gemaak is nie; ook is dit nie nodig dat hy deur mensehande gedien word nie’.

Today the Parthenon, the ancient Doric temple of Athena Parthenos (“Virgin”), the Greek goddess of wisdom, is visited by thousands of tourists as simply a masterpiece of Greek architecture.
Vandag word die Parthenon, die eertydse Doriese tempel van Atena Parthenos (“Maagd”), die Griekse godin van wysheid, bloot as ’n meesterstuk van Griekse argitektuur deur duisende toeriste besoek.

Considered one of the greatest temples of the ancient world, the Parthenon housed a 40-foot [12 m] gold-and-ivory statue of Athena.
Die Partenon is as een van die vernaamste tempels van die eertydse wêreld beskou en het ’n 12 meter hoë goud-en-ivoorbeeld van Atena gehad.

And it was said that the idol known as Athena Polias fell from heaven; people regularly brought a new handmade robe for it.
En daar is gesê dat die afgod wat Athena Polias genoem is uit die hemel geval het; mense het gereeld ’n nuwe handgemaakte kleed daarvoor gebring.

They even identified the Virgin-goddess Athena with the Virgin Mary herself.
Hulle het selfs die Maagd-godin Atena met die Maagd Maria geïdentifiseer.

Worshiped here were Zeus and Athena Phatrios, the principal deities of the ancestral religious brotherhoods.
Zeus en Atena Fatrios, die vernaamste godhede van die voorouerlike godsdienstige broederskappe, is hier aanbid.

Athena, however, was happy to take any loss in order to worship God in a spiritually clean and acceptable way. —Acts 19:19.
Maar Athena was tevrede om enige verlies te ly sodat sy God op ’n geestelik rein en aanneemlike wyse kan aanbid.—Handelinge 19:19.

Athena, from the island of Lesbos in Greece, was an extremely active member of the Orthodox Church.
Athena, van die eiland Lesbos in Griekeland, was ’n baie bedrywige lid van die Ortodokse Kerk.

15 Likely, Paul’s listeners had rendered devotion on the Acropolis to one of the statues of their patron goddess, Athena.
15 Paulus se luisteraars het bes moontlik een van die standbeelde van hulle beskermgodin, Athena, op die Akropolis vereer.

The Romans, however, also worshiped the goddesses Isis, Cybele, and Minerva (Greek Athena), all of whom reflected in one way or another the Babylonian archetype Ishtar.
Die Romeine het egter ook die godinne Isis, Cybele en Minerva (die Griekse Athena) aanbid wat almal op die een of ander wyse die Babiloniese prototipe Isjtar weerspieël het.

Who today look to Athena for wisdom and guidance?
Wie vertrou vandag op Atena vir wysheid en leiding?