A Day at the Acropolis Museum: In Search of the Goddess Athena

The Goddess Athena, daughter of Zeus and Metis was the Goddess of wisdom, culture and the arts. She was also closely linked to the city which was named after her. The Goddess took care of the city and its inhabitants granting them wealth and protecting them from enemies. It is for this reason that the Athenans dedicated to her their most important site, the Acropolis, where she was worshipped in several different forms and in various capacities.