Identifier: greekmythologysy00scul (find matches)
Title: Greek mythology systematized
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Scull, Sarah Amelia
Subjects: Mythology, Greek Emblems
Publisher: Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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gnificence of her supreme father. She was toaccomplish this by pervading every department of theuniverse with unceasing activity, so that every organiza-tion should work—work wisely and under the directionof a noble purpose. Early Legends. 1. It had been prophesied that Zeus would be de-throned by his own son. He had married Metis, butto prevent the fulfilment of the prophecy he absorbedMetis into his own person, and from his brain sprangAthena, in armor that was terrible to evil-doers, butheavenly in its splendor to those who were entitled toits protection. Then in Athena the Greeks saw a god-dess who would inspire, sustain, and direct all wise andgrand living—not in a loving way, but still with a gentle-ness that made right living seem beautiful. 2. It was said that Athena was educated near themarsh Tritonis. Offices and Archetypes. Nature: i. We must always suppose a profoundsympathy between the daughter of the Fash-ioner of Nature and the world that he has 128 GREEK MYTHOLOGY.
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Pallas Athena, or Minerva. fashioned. We remember that the most uni-versally-accepted and the most perfect arche-type of Zeus was pure ether, as a force-centrewhose manifestations were the mighty forces ofHght, heat, and life. Then, as Athena was torepresent Zeus as having control of the mate-rial universe, she was more than queen of theair; and her most worthy archetype would be, PALLAS ATHENA. 129 like his, ether, that glows with light and fire—not the fire that should be utilized to com-mon purposes, nor even kindled on the home-hearth or prytaneum, but that central inspiringforce that shone in eternal splendor. 2. To supply moisture and dew to the earth. Arch., dew and mists. The title all-bedewing thatpertained to Athena indicates that (at least inlocalities) she was connected with the produc-tion of moisture. K. O. Miiller asserts inevidence of this that her festivals were heldin dew-bearing months, and that in some pro-cessions dew-bearing had a place. He explainsthe whole as

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