Who is your favorite female figure in the greek mythology and why?

Question

Who is your favorite female figure in the greek mythology and why?

Answer 1

Persephone, such a tragic figure.

Answer 2

Athena because she is smart.But Ia like Aphrodite too because the myth says that Aphrodite born in the island I live and she BEAUTIFUL

Answer 3

My favorite is Artemis, Greek goddess of the Hunt. Born as a twin to Apollo, she is often overlooked in favor of him or the other Virgin Goddesses, Athena and Hestia. They say that she would be even more beautiful than Aphrodite, if she chose to be. But she did not. She is goddess of the moon, and the best archer in all of mythology, yet she was not ruthless. Stories of Actaeon and Orion show her darker and more tragic side. In all, she is my favorite because she is the most like me.

Answer 4

The greatest of the goddesses (accorting to Hesiod).

Hekate (before later poets and writers smeared her image with lies). Here is her original description from Theogeny.

Hecate whom Zeus the son of Cronos honored above all.

He gave her splendid gifts, to have a share of the earth and the unfruitful sea.

She received honor also in starry heaven, and is honored exceedingly by the deathless gods.

For to this day, whenever any one of men on earth offers rich sacrifices and prays for favor according to custom, he calls upon Hecate.

Great honor comes full easily to him whose prayers the goddess receives favorably, and she bestows wealth upon him; for the power surely is with her.

For as many as were born of Earth and Ocean amongst all these she has her due portion.

The son of Cronos did her no wrong nor took anything away of all that was her portion among the former Titan gods: but she holds, as the division was at the first from the beginning, privilege both in earth, and in heaven, and in sea.

Also, because she is an only child, the goddess receives not less honor, but much more still, for Zeus honors her.

Whom she will she greatly aids and advances: she sits by worshipful kings in judgement, and in the assembly whom she will is distinguished among the people.

And when men arm themselves for the battle that destroys men, then the goddess is at hand to give victory and grant glory readily to whom she will.

Good is she also when men contend at the games, for there too the goddess is with them and profits them: and he who by might and strength gets the victory wins the rich prize easily with joy, and brings glory to his parents.

And she is good to stand by horsemen, whom she will: and to those whose business is in the grey discomfortable sea, and who pray to Hecate and the loud-crashing Earth-Shaker, easily the glorious goddess gives great catch, and easily she takes it away as soon as seen, if so she will.

She is good in the byre with Hermes to increase the stock.

The droves of kine and wide herds of goats and flocks of fleecy sheep, if she will, she increases from a few, or makes many to be less.

So, then, albeit her mother's only child, she is honored amongst all the deathless gods.

And the son of Cronos made her a nurse of the young who after that day saw with their eyes the light of all-seeing Dawn.

So from the beginning she is a nurse of the young, and these are her honors.

Answer 5

Echo. I loved the story.

Answer 6

Athena because she's a a real maiden who give importance to virginity, woman's rights against molests of men, being a good duaghter, does her job well, and a loyal and good hearted maiden.

Answer 7

Hippolyta is my favorite, because I think she is exotic, powerful and interesting, she has sort of a 'girl-power' sort of theme, and in some ways seems like me.

Hippolyta (also known as Hippolyte), the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle she was given by her father Ares, the god of war. This woman of many names was one of the queens of the Amazons. The Amazons were a warrior race of women who were descended of Ares, the god of war. They would sometimes meet with men of other nations to create future generations, but they would raise only the girls, killing the boys.

Hippolyta first appears in myth when she is kidnapped by Theseus, who was either accompanying Heracles on his quest against the Amazons. When Theseus first arrived at the land of the Amazons they expected no malice, and so Hippolyta came to his ship bearing gifts. Once she was aboard Theseus set sail for Athens, claiming the queen as his bride.

Theseus' brazen act sparked an Amazonomachy, a great battle between the Athenians and Amazons. The Amazons made camp in Attica on a hill that has been described as "bare and rocky", the Areopagos 1. It would become the most famous court of law of ancient times. The apostle Paul gave one of his best known speeches on the Areopagos[1].

Even though Hippolyta bore a son to Theseus, who was called Hippolytus, she was cast off when Theseus had eyes for Phaedra. Scorned, Hippolyta went back to the Amazons, while Hippolytus had problems of his own with his new stepmother. (Some sources paint Theseus in a more favorable light, saying that Hippolyta was dead before he and Phaedra were wed.)

Hippolyta also appears in the myth of Heracles. It was her girdle that Heracles was sent to retrieve for Admeta, the daughter of king Eurystheus. The girdle was a waist belt from Ares that signified her authority as queen of the Amazons.

When Heracles landed the Amazons received him warmly and Hippolyta came to his ship to greet him. Upon hearing his request, she agreed to let him take the girdle. Hera, however, was not pleased, as was often the case with Heracles. To stop him, Hera came down to the Amazons disguised as one of their own and ran through the land, crying that Heracles meant to kidnap their queen. Probably remembering all too well what Theseus had done, the Amazons charged toward the ship to save Hippolyta. Fearing that Hippolyta had betrayed him, Heracles hastily killed her, ripped the girdle from her lifeless body, and set sail, narrowly escaping the raging warriors.

An alternate story of Hippolyta's death is a direct result of Theseus' marriage to Phaedra. With an army of Amazons behind her, Hippolyta returned to Athens and stormed into the wedding of Theseus and Phaedra. She declared that anyone partaking in the festivities would perish, but in the melee that ensued she was killed, either accidentally by her companion Penthesileia or by Theseus' men.

A third story of Hippolyta's death was caused by her sister, Penthesilea. Penthesilea had killed Hippolyta with a spear by accident when they were hunting deer; this accident caused Penthesilea so much grief that she wished only to die, but, as a warrior and an Amazon, she had to do so honorably and in battle. She therefore was easily convinced to join in the Trojan War, fighting on the side of Troy's defenders.

Since Hippolyta obviously could not die three times (there are no stories of divine intervention or resurrection) there exists a strange paradox in Hippolyta. Some sources explain away this paradox by saying that Antiopê and Hippolyta are not the same woman, but, rather, are two separate queens of the Amazons, with different names and leading different lives.

Answer 8

My favourite is Penelope, who was Odysseus patient wife, daughter of king Icarus of Sparta and mother of Telemachus. Helen was her cousin.

After almost twenty years of waiting for her husband to return to Ithaca, Penelope was forced to agree to wed one of the many suitors that had occupied her palace, and promised to make a decision once she had finished weaving a shroud for Laertes. Weaving during the day, she stayed up tearing it up at night to delay the moment, but was discovered and just about to make the choice when Odysseus finally turned up, killing the suitors.

Answer 9

All the people of Lesbos island.

Answer 10

Helen, daughter of Leda of Sparta and Zeus lord of heaven. She was so beautiful that Theseus of Athens abducted her when she was a child. When she was grown,she caused the Trojan War by running away with Prince Paris. A poet said her face "launched a thousand ships and burned the topless towers of Ilium". Homer said 1086 ships came from Greece to Troy. After death, she was in the Elysian Fields with Achilles.

Answer 11

Cassandra, I suspect we have all had the experience of foreseeing disaster but not being believed.

Answer 12

nobody,they are all ugly.

Answer 13

Athena in Greek Mythology

PATRON OF OUR GREAT ATHENS

Much has been written about the goddess Athena. As the patron deity of the city of Athens, she played an enormous role in the lives of not only the residents of that illustrious polis (Greek for city), but in many respects all of the Greek speaking world. Our oldest sources of Greek literature - the works of Homer and Hesiod - discuss Athena. The goddess appears in several significant passages of Homer's Iliad, and she is one of the most influential deities in the Odyssey in her role as Odysseus's patron and ally. Therefore, Athena's attributes were codified early in the epics and poetry of Greece: she was the divine sponsor of warriors and heroes, she introduced several of the arts and crafts necessary for civilization, and she represented wisdom. Obviously, the goddess played a prominent role in Greek mythology.



Birth of Athena

The poet Hesiod states that Athena emerged from the head of Zeus; indeed, she sprang out fully grown and armed for battle. Furthermore, the legend of her birth reveals another odd aspect. According to the story, Zeus became enamored with Metis (the name Metis, incidentally, means "thought"). Together, they conceived a child, but Zeus, fearing that his offspring would be a powerful male god who would eventually overthrow him, swallowed the pregnant Metis. In time, it was

Zeus himself who gave birth to a daughter, with the assistance of Hephaistos, who played the part of a midwife by striking Zeus's head with an axe and thereby releasing Athena.

ATHENA DIVINE AND HUMAN

This instance of Zeus giving birth is not unique: the god also gave birth to Dionysos. Indeed, this is significant, as the birth of Athena from the head of her father emphasizes a couple of important features about the goddess. The idea that she was born from a male underscores her relationship with men, both divine and human.

PURE ATHENA

In the human realm, Athena consistently becomes a protector of heroes; while in the divine she completely avoids sexual liaisons with gods

http://www.loggia.com/myth/athena.html

STILL HERE AFTER ALL THOSE IONS .. "ATHENA LIVE ON"

Answer 14

A barbarian female figure: Medea. She helped her lover to "beat", in a way, her father. she left her home to follow him while her father persecuted her and the Argonauts. To delay her fathers' pursue she killed her brother, she cut him into pieces and threw the pieces in the sea, so that her father would need much time to get the pieces and burry them. Then when they reached Jason's home, she revenged Jason's uncle, Pelias, who had stolen her lover's throne, by deceiving his daughters: she said to them that if they cut their father into pieces and boiled the pieces, their father would be reborn younger and stronger. So did they and killed their father. After that when Jason cheated on her, she slaughtered their children, to revenge him, and went to Athens. There she was married to the king Aegeus, Theseus' father, and had a son Medos. When Theseus came to Athens to claim the throne (he was raised by his mother and grandfather in his maternal home), Medea, who knew his identity, told Aegeus to poison him. When Aegeus found out the identity of his son, stopped him from drinking the poison and exiled Medea and her son. She returned to her home  and helped her father to regain his throne, as his power was doubted, while Medea was absent. There she lived happily. Her son was the ancestor of all the Medeans.

(After all, she'd be a perfect butcher!)

Answer 15

Aphrodite of course.  She's a hot little nympho!  Athena is just a L*****n feminazi.