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	~~[[Category:Greek Mythology]]~~

	'''Athena''' is the goddess of the arts and [[wisdom]] in [[Greek mythology]]. Also known as Pallas Athene or [[Minerva]] in Roman mythology, Athena is the patroness of the Greek capital Athens.		'''Athena''' is the goddess of the arts and [[wisdom]] in [[Greek mythology]]. Also known as Pallas Athene or [[Minerva]] in Roman mythology, Athena is the patroness of the Greek capital Athens.

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	==Relation with Theosophy==		==Relation with Theosophy==

	[[H. P. Blavatsky]] relates Athena to the very definiton of [[Theosophy]]. As the embodiment of wisdom, the knowledge that Athena represents is sought by Theosophists in all societies. She states:		[[H. P. Blavatsky]] relates Athena to the very definiton of [[Theosophy]]. As the embodiment of [[wisdom]], the knowledge that Athena represents is sought by Theosophists in all societies. She states:

	<blockquote>Theosophy is, then, the archaic Wisdom the esoteric doctrine once known in		<blockquote>Theosophy is, then, the archaic Wisdom the esoteric doctrine once known in every ancient country having claims to civilization. This "Wisdom" all the old writings show us as an emanation of the divine Principle; and the clear comprehension of it is typified in such names as the Indian Budh, the Babylonian Nebo, the Thoth of Memphis, the Hermes of Greece; in the appellations, also, of some goddesses -- Metis, Neitha, Athena, the Gnostic Sophia finally the Vedas, from the word "to know".<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''A Modern Pararion'' (Los Angeles, CA: Theosophical Company, 1981), 263.</ref></blockquote>
	every ancient country having claims to civilization. This "Wisdom" all the old
	writings show us as an emanation of the divine Principle; and the clear
	comprehension of it is typified in such names as the Indian Budh, the Babylonian
	Nebo, the Thoth of Memphis, the Hermes of Greece; in the appellations, also, of
	some goddesses -- Metis, Neitha, Athena, the Gnostic Sophia finally the Vedas, from
	the word "to know".<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''A Modern Pararion'' (Los Angeles, CA: Theosophical Company, 1981), 263.</ref></blockquote>

	==Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater==		==Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater==
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	According to [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]], Athena is an anthropomorphical deity. She is personified into a determind and resolute leader, whom governed with intellectual detachment. He remarks:		According to [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]], Athena is an anthropomorphical deity. She is personified into a determind and resolute leader, whom governed with intellectual detachment. He remarks:

	<blockquote>Pallas Athene, the grey-eyed goddess of wisdom, was a magnificent and splendid		<blockquote>Pallas Athene, the grey-eyed goddess of [[wisdom]], was a magnificent and splendid Being, who practically governed Athens in the old days through her devotees. Her influence was enormously stimulating, but she was not so much an embodiment of
	Being, who practically governed Athens in the old days through her devotees. Her		compassion or of love, as is the Blessed Virgin Mary, but rather of efficiency and of that perfect accuracy of form that is the essence of all true art...There was practically no emotion connected with Pallas Athene; we had an intellectual appreciation of her greatness, an intense devotion along mental lines, a splendid enthusiasm in following her; but we should not have ventured upon anything like personal affection. She kept Athens in perfect order, directing it, governing it, brooding over its people with her wonderful inspiration; and she watched the development of her city with the closest interest, determined that it should be ahead of Sparta and Corinth and the other cities of Greece.<ref>Leadbeater, Charles Webster. ''Glimpses of Masonic History'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926), 139-140.</ref></blockquote>
	influence was enormously stimulating, but she was not so much an embodiment of
	compassion or of love, as is the Blessed Virgin Mary, but rather of efficiency
	and of that perfect accuracy of form that is the essence of all true art...There was practically no emotion connected with Pallas Athene; we had an intellectual appreciation of her greatness, an intense devotion along mental lines, a splendid enthusiasm in following her; but we should not have ventured upon anything like personal affection. She kept Athens in perfect order, directing it, governing it, brooding over its people with her wonderful inspiration; and she watched the development of her city with the closest interest, determined that it should be ahead of Sparta and Corinth and the other cities of Greece.<ref>Leadbeater, Charles Webster. ''Glimpses of Masonic History'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926), 139-140.</ref></blockquote>

	==Notes==		==Notes==
			<references/>

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	'''Athena''' is the goddess of the arts and wisdom in [[Greek mythology]]. Also known as Pallas Athene or [[Minerva]] in Roman mythology, Athena is the patroness of the Greek capital Athens.		'''Athena''' is the goddess of the arts and [[wisdom]] in [[Greek mythology]]. Also known as Pallas Athene or [[Minerva]] in Roman mythology, Athena is the patroness of the Greek capital Athens.

	==Athena and the Cosmic Mind==		==Athena and the Cosmic Mind==

	According to ancient myth, Athena was the child of Zeus and Metis, the goddess of divine wisdom. Fearful that his wife, Hera, would be jealous of Metis, Zeus transformed Metis into a fly and swallowed her. However, Athena had already been concieved. Within a few months, Athena emerged out of Zeus' head as a fully grown woman of wisdom.		According to ancient myth, Athena was the child of Zeus and Metis, the goddess of [[Wisdom#Divine wisdom\|divine wisdom]]. Fearful that his wife, Hera, would be jealous of Metis, Zeus transformed Metis into a fly and swallowed her. However, Athena had already been concieved. Within a few months, Athena emerged out of Zeus' head as a fully grown woman of wisdom.

	In [[Theosophy]], the birth of Athena takes a more [[Esoteric]] approach. Athena is born only by thought, as a the manifestation of the Cosmic mind. Through the creative powers of [[Cosmic Ideation]], Zeus is believed to have used the conscious of the Cosmic mind to manifest wisdom itself in the form of Athena. [[Alvin Boyd Kuhn]] states:		In [[Theosophy]], the birth of Athena takes a more [[Esoteric]] approach. Athena is born only by thought, as a the manifestation of the Cosmic mind. Through the creative powers of [[Cosmic Ideation]], Zeus is believed to have used the conscious of the Cosmic mind to manifest wisdom itself in the form of Athena. [[Alvin Boyd Kuhn]] states:

Lauren Rourk: /* Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater */

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	==Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater==		==Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater==

	According to [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]], Athena is an anthropomorphical deity. She is personified into a determind and resolute leader, ~~who~~ governed with intellectual detachment. He remarks:		According to [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]], Athena is an anthropomorphical deity. She is personified into a determind and resolute leader, whom governed with intellectual detachment. He remarks:

	<blockquote>Pallas Athene, the grey-eyed goddess of wisdom, was a magnificent and splendid		<blockquote>Pallas Athene, the grey-eyed goddess of wisdom, was a magnificent and splendid

Lauren Rourk: /* Relation with Theosophy */

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	==Relation with Theosophy==		==Relation with Theosophy==

			[[H. P. Blavatsky]] relates Athena to the very definiton of [[Theosophy]]. As the embodiment of wisdom, the knowledge that Athena represents is sought by Theosophists in all societies. She states:

	<blockquote>Theosophy is, then, the archaic Wisdom the esoteric doctrine once known in		<blockquote>Theosophy is, then, the archaic Wisdom the esoteric doctrine once known in

Lauren Rourk: /* Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater */

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	==Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater==		==Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater==

	According to [[~~C. W.~~ Leadbeater]], Athena is an anthropomorphical deity. She is personified into a determind and resolute leader, who governed with intellectual detachment. He remarks:		According to [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]], Athena is an anthropomorphical deity. She is personified into a determind and resolute leader, who governed with intellectual detachment. He remarks:

	<blockquote>Pallas Athene, the grey-eyed goddess of wisdom, was a magnificent and splendid		<blockquote>Pallas Athene, the grey-eyed goddess of wisdom, was a magnificent and splendid

Lauren Rourk: /* Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater */

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	==Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater==		==Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater==

			According to [[C. W. Leadbeater]], Athena is an anthropomorphical deity. She is personified into a determind and resolute leader, who governed with intellectual detachment. He remarks:

	<blockquote>Pallas Athene, the grey-eyed goddess of wisdom, was a magnificent and splendid		<blockquote>Pallas Athene, the grey-eyed goddess of wisdom, was a magnificent and splendid
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	influence was enormously stimulating, but she was not so much an embodiment of		influence was enormously stimulating, but she was not so much an embodiment of
	compassion or of love, as is the Blessed Virgin Mary, but rather of efficiency		compassion or of love, as is the Blessed Virgin Mary, but rather of efficiency
	and of that perfect accuracy of form that is the essence of all true art...There was practically no emotion connected with Pallas Athene; we had an intellectual appreciation of her greatness, an intense devotion along mental lines, a splendid enthusiasm in following her; but we should not have ventured upon anything like personal affection. She kept Athens in perfect order, directing it, governing it, brooding over its people with her wonderful inspiration; and she watched the development of her city with the closest interest, determined that it should be ahead of Sparta and Corinth and the other cities of Greece.<ref>Leadbeater, Charles Webster. ''Glimpses of Masonic History'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926), 139-140.</ref></blockquote>		and of that perfect accuracy of form that is the essence of all true art...There was practically no emotion connected with Pallas Athene; we had an intellectual appreciation of her greatness, an intense devotion along mental lines, a splendid enthusiasm in following her; but we should not have ventured upon anything like personal affection. She kept Athens in perfect order, directing it, governing it, brooding over its people with her wonderful inspiration; and she watched the development of her city with the closest interest, determined that it should be ahead of Sparta and Corinth and the other cities of Greece.<ref>Leadbeater, Charles Webster. ''Glimpses of Masonic History'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926), 139-140.</ref></blockquote>

	==Notes==		==Notes==

	<references/>		<references/>

Lauren Rourk: /* Athena and the Cosmic Mind */

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Athena and the Cosmic Mind

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	According to ancient myth, Athena was the child of Zeus and Metis, the goddess of divine wisdom. Fearful that his wife, Hera, would be jealous of Metis, Zeus transformed Metis into a fly and swallowed her. However, Athena had already been concieved. Within a few months, Athena emerged out of Zeus' head as a fully grown woman of wisdom.		According to ancient myth, Athena was the child of Zeus and Metis, the goddess of divine wisdom. Fearful that his wife, Hera, would be jealous of Metis, Zeus transformed Metis into a fly and swallowed her. However, Athena had already been concieved. Within a few months, Athena emerged out of Zeus' head as a fully grown woman of wisdom.

	In [[Theosophy]], the birth of Athena takes a more [[Esoteric]] approach. Athena is ~~thought to be~~ born only by thought, as in the [[~~cosmic mind~~]].		In [[Theosophy]], the birth of Athena takes a more [[Esoteric]] approach. Athena is born only by thought, as a the manifestation of the Cosmic mind. Through the creative powers of [[Cosmic Ideation]], Zeus is believed to have used the conscious of the Cosmic mind to manifest wisdom itself in the form of Athena. [[Alvin Boyd Kuhn]] states:

	<blockquote>Archaic literature speaks voluminously of the sons of God as being "mind-born." The myth of the generation of Pallas Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, directly from the forehead of Jove, carries the same connotation. For the production of archetypal creative ideas the God-Mind needs no		<blockquote>Archaic literature speaks voluminously of the sons of God as being "mind-born." The myth of the generation of Pallas Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, directly from the forehead of Jove, carries the same connotation. For the production of archetypal creative ideas the God-Mind needs no
	immediate implementation by matter. The Father produces his mental children directly from his brain alone.<ref>Kuhn, Alvin Boyd. ''Sex as Symbol: The Ancient Light in Modern Psychology'' (???) ???</ref></blockquote>		immediate implementation by matter. The Father produces his mental children directly from his brain alone.<ref>Kuhn, Alvin Boyd. ''Sex as Symbol: The Ancient Light in Modern Psychology'' (???) ???</ref></blockquote>

	In the sense in which Minerva is said to have sprung full-grown from the forehead of Jove [Zeus], men can be conceived as generated from the cosmic power of mind.		The concept of the Cosmic mind extends beyond Athena's conception, and into the [[Exoteric]] world of man. As Athena was seen as a divine manifestation, men are manifestations of the higher mind as well. Alvin Boyd Kuhn further acknowledges this as a recognition of the Cosmic mind as follows:

			<blockquote>In the sense in which Minerva is said to have sprung full-grown from the forehead of Jove [Zeus], men can be conceived as generated from the cosmic power of mind.<ref>Kuhn, Alvin Boyd. ''Relighting an Ancient Lamp'' (???), ???</ref></blockquote>

	==Relation with Theosophy==		==Relation with Theosophy==

Lauren Rourk: /* Athena and the Cosmic Mind */

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	According to ancient myth, Athena was the child of Zeus and Metis, the goddess of divine wisdom. Fearful that his wife, Hera, would be jealous of Metis, Zeus transformed Metis into a fly and swallowed her. However, Athena had already been concieved. Within a few months, Athena emerged out of Zeus' head as a fully grown woman of wisdom.		According to ancient myth, Athena was the child of Zeus and Metis, the goddess of divine wisdom. Fearful that his wife, Hera, would be jealous of Metis, Zeus transformed Metis into a fly and swallowed her. However, Athena had already been concieved. Within a few months, Athena emerged out of Zeus' head as a fully grown woman of wisdom.

	In [[Theosophy]], the birth of Athena takes a more [[Esoteric]] approach.		In [[Theosophy]], the birth of Athena takes a more [[Esoteric]] approach. Athena is thought to be born only by thought, as in the [[cosmic mind]].

	<blockquote>Archaic literature speaks voluminously of the sons of God as being "mind-born." The myth of the generation of Pallas Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, directly from the forehead of Jove, carries the same connotation. For the production of archetypal creative ideas the God-Mind needs no		<blockquote>Archaic literature speaks voluminously of the sons of God as being "mind-born." The myth of the generation of Pallas Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, directly from the forehead of Jove, carries the same connotation. For the production of archetypal creative ideas the God-Mind needs no
	immediate implementation by matter. The Father produces his mental children directly from his brain alone.<ref>Kuhn, Alvin Boyd. ''Sex as Symbol: The Ancient Light in Modern Psychology'' (???) ???</ref></blockquote>		immediate implementation by matter. The Father produces his mental children directly from his brain alone.<ref>Kuhn, Alvin Boyd. ''Sex as Symbol: The Ancient Light in Modern Psychology'' (???) ???</ref></blockquote>

	In the sense in which Minerva is said to have sprung full-grown from the forehead of Jove, men can be conceived as generated from the cosmic power of mind.		In the sense in which Minerva is said to have sprung full-grown from the forehead of Jove [Zeus], men can be conceived as generated from the cosmic power of mind.

	==Relation with Theosophy==		==Relation with Theosophy==

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	[[Category:Greek Mythology]]		[[Category:Greek Mythology]]

	'''Athena''' is the goddess of the arts and wisdom in [[Greek mythology]]. Also known as Pallas Athene or [[Minerva]] in Roman mythology, Athena is the patroness of the Greek capital, Athens.		'''Athena''' is the goddess of the arts and wisdom in [[Greek mythology]]. Also known as Pallas Athene or [[Minerva]] in Roman mythology, Athena is the patroness of the Greek capital Athens.

			==Athena and the Cosmic Mind==

			According to ancient myth, Athena was the child of Zeus and Metis, the goddess of divine wisdom. Fearful that his wife, Hera, would be jealous of Metis, Zeus transformed Metis into a fly and swallowed her. However, Athena had already been concieved. Within a few months, Athena emerged out of Zeus' head as a fully grown woman of wisdom.

			In [[Theosophy]], the birth of Athena takes a more [[Esoteric]] approach.

			<blockquote>Archaic literature speaks voluminously of the sons of God as being "mind-born." The myth of the generation of Pallas Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, directly from the forehead of Jove, carries the same connotation. For the production of archetypal creative ideas the God-Mind needs no
			immediate implementation by matter. The Father produces his mental children directly from his brain alone.<ref>Kuhn, Alvin Boyd. ''Sex as Symbol: The Ancient Light in Modern Psychology'' (???) ???</ref></blockquote>

			In the sense in which Minerva is said to have sprung full-grown from the forehead of Jove, men can be conceived as generated from the cosmic power of mind.

	==Relation with Theosophy==		==Relation with Theosophy==
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	compassion or of love, as is the Blessed Virgin Mary, but rather of efficiency		compassion or of love, as is the Blessed Virgin Mary, but rather of efficiency
	and of that perfect accuracy of form that is the essence of all true art...There was practically no emotion connected with Pallas Athene; we had an intellectual appreciation of her greatness, an intense devotion along mental lines, a splendid enthusiasm in following her; but we should not have ventured upon anything like personal affection. She kept Athens in perfect order, directing it, governing it, brooding over its people with her wonderful inspiration; and she watched the development of her city with the closest interest, determined that it should be ahead of Sparta and Corinth and the other cities of Greece.<ref>Leadbeater, Charles Webster. ''Glimpses of Masonic History'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926), 139-140.</ref></blockquote>		and of that perfect accuracy of form that is the essence of all true art...There was practically no emotion connected with Pallas Athene; we had an intellectual appreciation of her greatness, an intense devotion along mental lines, a splendid enthusiasm in following her; but we should not have ventured upon anything like personal affection. She kept Athens in perfect order, directing it, governing it, brooding over its people with her wonderful inspiration; and she watched the development of her city with the closest interest, determined that it should be ahead of Sparta and Corinth and the other cities of Greece.<ref>Leadbeater, Charles Webster. ''Glimpses of Masonic History'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926), 139-140.</ref></blockquote>

	~~==Athena and the Cosmic Mind==~~

	Archaic literature speaks voluminously of the sons of God as being "mind-born." The myth of the generation of Pallas Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, directly from the forehead of Jove, carries the same connotation. For the production of archetypal creative ideas the God-Mind needs no
	~~immediate implementation by matter. The Father produces his mental children directly from his brain alone.~~

	~~In the sense in which Minerva is said to have sprung full-grown from the forehead of Jove, men can be conceived as generated from the cosmic power of mind.~~

	==Notes==		==Notes==

	<references/>		<references/>

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 '''Athena''' is the goddess of the arts and wisdom in [[Greek mythology]]. Also known as Pallas Athene or [[Minerva]] in Roman mythology, Athena is the patroness of the Greek capital, Athens.
 ==Interpretation by C. W. Leadbeater==
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 In the sense in which Minerva is said to have sprung full-grown from the forehead of Jove, men can be conceived as generated from the cosmic power of mind.
 ==Notes==
 <references/>