Athena is one of the twelve gods of the Greek Olympic Games, and the name of Rome is Minerva. Legend has it that she was born to Zeus and the goddess of wisdom, Metis. Because someone predicted that the child born to Metis would overthrow Zeus, Zeus swallowed her whole. Unexpectedly, Zeus's head began to ache. When he couldn't stand it, he asked hephaestus to split his head. From Zeus' head, a goddess in full armor and golden hair jumped out. She is Athena. Athena, the goddess with strength and wisdom, is Zeus' favorite daughter. Athena is the most admired goddess of the Greeks, especially the Athenians. Athens is named after the goddess, and it is also her own city. Athena is honored as the goddess of wisdom because she taught the Greeks various skills, such as weaving, shipbuilding, metallurgy and ironmaking. She also invented the plow and tamed cattle and sheep, so she is also the patron saint of agriculture and gardening. Athena represents wisdom, reason and purity in Greek mythology, and even her owl represents the bird of wisdom …