Athena
Orphic · deity · Orphic traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Armed goddess of skill and wisdom, born from Zeus’s head.
Parentage
- father: ZeusOrphic Hymns 31 (Taylor; modern 32) (primary)
Relations
- father: ZeusOrphic Hymns 31 (Taylor; modern 32) (primary)
- counterpart of: AthenaThe hymn addresses this deity in an Orphic ritual context; Greek genealogy is not imported.Orphic Hymns, 31 (Thomas Taylor numbering; modern hymn 32) (primary)
Sources
- existence and tradition-specific description: Orphic Hymns, 31 (Thomas Taylor numbering; modern hymn 32) (primary)