Athena
Athena - in Greek mythology, the goddess of war and organized wisdom, one of the most revered goddesses of ancient Greece, the eponymous city of Athens. In addition, the goddess of knowledge, arts and crafts; maiden-warrior, patron of cities and states, science and craft, intelligence, skill and resourcefulness.
Athena is easily distinguishable from the other Greek goddesses, because of its unusual appearance. Unlike other female deities, she uses masculine attributes - is dressed in armor, holding a spear, it is also accompanied by sacred animals.
Helmet (usually Corinthian - with high crest)
Aegis (shield), covered with goat skin head and decorated with the Gorgon Medusa
Appeared, accompanied by the winged goddess Nike
Olive tree - the sacred tree of the ancient Greeks
Owl (a symbol of wisdom)
Snake (also a symbol of wisdom)
She was called "serookoy haired and" Homer the epithet "glavkopis (sovookaya). Descriptions emphasize her large eyes. Homer describes the preparation of Athens for battle: her armor, aegis, helmet, spear and chariot. Virgil mentions as Cyclops in the smithy of Vulcan loschili armor and aegis of Pallas, they are scales of snakes and the head of the Gorgon.