Athena: Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess, one of the Olympian Gods, associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens is dedicated to her. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the Gorgoneion. In Greek mythology, Athena was believed to have been born from the forehead of her father Zeus. Ares: Ares is the god of courage and of war, one of the Twelve Olympian Gods and the son of Zeus and Hera. He is well known as the lover of Aphrodite, who was married to Hephaestus. The G

