Athena

//əˈθiːnə// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman who colludes with the patriarchy rather than actively opposing it. derogatory, figuratively

    "The last thing feminist Athenas see about corporate structures, government, or academia is that they are run by benevolent and all-protective fathers."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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. Greek
  2. 2
    A city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
  3. 3
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Synonyms

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minervaagdistisamoraphroditeapolloapollon

Example

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"When Achilles would draw his sword to slay Agamemnon, Athena, invisible to all else, holds him back by a lock of hair. Here Homer shows us the gods as the psychology of ancient Greece."

Etymology

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

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