Athena-weaver
Homer mentions that Athena has produced its own clothing and clothing Hera and trained feakiyanok weaving. Hesiod says that Athena has produced a dress for Pandora. Apollonius of Rhodes describes in detail the image on his cloak, which gave Jason Athena Itonida, not to mention, I wove his goddess herself.
According to Corinna, Athena taught weaving and Metiohu Menippus, daughters of Orion. In Ovid weavers Minyades "detained Pallas and its work, not wanting to worship Dionysus. Seneca mentions "Palladin work" maids, manufactured clothing Hercules, and Phaedra, threw a "craft of Pallas".
Athena, protector of weaving, however, Plato emphasizes that her mentor in this art - Eros. An ancient statue of Athena in Erifrah portrayed her with a spinning wheel in each hand.
Distaff - the gift of Athena. Loom called occupation Athens, and weavers - servants "to Athens. The popular story epigrams - a dedication to Athena implements of weaving, weavers in the temple dedication Athens spinning. Propertius mentions "evripilskuyu tissue kosskoy Athens.
Poet Meuro of Byzantium (III century BC. E.) Described the legend of how a certain Alcinous from Corinth Nikandr hired a weaver, but did not pay her for her work, she prayed to Athena, Alcinous and fell in love with samostsa Xanthos, leaving his family, after which jumped into the sea.
Martianus Capella interprets the story of Hesiod, explaining that Athena Triton blessed soul clothes, that is the body. Philosopher Proclus notes that the "guardian of the weaving industry is one of the demon of the kind Athens, where Athena herself praised as one who weaves a clever ordering of species in some other, demiurgic sense.