Ἀθηναίη, Ἀθήνη : the
goddess Athena, ἀγελείη,
Ἀλαλκομενηίς, γλαυκῶπις, ἐρυσίπτολις, εὐπλόκαμος, ἠύκομος,
λαοσσόος, ληῖτις, πολύβουλος; cf. Ἀτρυτώνη, Τριτογένεια, esp. Παλλάς. Fosters the arts, Od.
6.232, Od. 23.160, esp.
domestic and feminine accomplishments, Il.
9.390, Od. 2.116; as a
goddess of war, she protects cities (Ἀλαλκομενηίς), and is the especial patron of
Odysseus.