The Triumph of Athena

The rise of the Greek goddess in the cultural consciousness of the Western civilization

Alejandro Cuba Ruiz
Globetrotters
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4 min readFeb 6, 2023

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While on a walking tour with friends in Athens in May 2022, we heard a story passed down through oral tradition. According to Greek mythology, the rock that would later become the Acropolis of Athens was the site of a contest between Athena and Poseidon to be the patron of the surroundings.

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Alejandro Cuba Ruiz
Globetrotters

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