Dictionary

Athena en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈθiːnə/
• ə-thēʹnə
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Athena, from Latin Athēna, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ). Doublet of Athina.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, figuratively) A woman who colludes with the patriarchy rather than actively opposing it.
   • Women who do decide to become scientists find themselves under attack from the self-proclaimed "echt" feminists, who call them "Athenas" and "Queen Bees." 1995, Noretta Koertge, Skeptical Inquirer, volume 19, number 2, page 42:
   • The latter may become either Athenas or feminists. If one gets a certain sort of male sponsorship, becomes a Daddy's girl, one is allowed to function in these vocations of the righteous […] 1992, Marilyn Frye, Willful virgin: essays in feminism, 1976-1992, page 141:
   • The last thing feminist Athenas see about corporate structures, government, or academia is that they are run by benevolent and all-protective fathers. 1989, Jennifer Barker Woolger, Roger J. Woolger, The goddess within:

Forms

Athena en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /əˈθiːnə/
• ə-thēʹnə
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Athena, from Latin Athēna, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ). Doublet of Athina.

Meanings

1. (Greek) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.
2. A city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Forms

Coordinates

Vesta (Eternal Virgin Goddesses) · Hestia (Eternal Virgin Goddesses) · Diana (Eternal Virgin Goddesses) · Minerva (Eternal Virgin Goddesses) · Artemis (Eternal Virgin Goddesses)

Relateds

Athena Polias · Athens

Translations (60)

da Pallas Athene (Greek goddess) · oc Atena (Greek goddess) · id Athena (Greek goddess) · mk Атена (Greek goddess) · cmn 雅典娜 (Greek goddess) · hu Athéné (Greek goddess) · ga Aitéiné (Greek goddess) · af Athena (Greek goddess) · it Atena (Greek goddess) · da Athene (Greek goddess) · mr अथीना (Greek goddess) · af Atena (Greek goddess) · ka ათენა (Greek goddess) · lv Atēna (Greek goddess) · az Afina (Greek goddess) · uk Афіна (Greek goddess) · lt Atėnė (Greek goddess) · ko 아테나 (Greek goddess) · fi Athene (Greek goddess) · or ଆଥେନା (Greek goddess) · de Athene (Greek goddess) · tr Athena (Greek goddess) · ru Афи́на (Greek goddess) · es Atenea (Greek goddess) · pt Atena (Greek goddess) · hu Athéna (Greek goddess) · cs Athéna (Greek goddess) · hi अथीना (Greek goddess) · ca Atena (Greek goddess) · la Athēna (Greek goddess) · be Афіна (Greek goddess) · el Αθηνά (Greek goddess) · sh Ате́на (Greek goddess) · gsw Athene (Greek goddess) · bg Атина (Greek goddess) · sl Aténa (Greek goddess) · lb Athene (Greek goddess) · sh Ати́на (Greek goddess) · sh Atína (Greek goddess) · da Pallas (Greek goddess) · fr Athéna (Greek goddess) · gl Atena (Greek goddess) · mk Атина (Greek goddess) · nl Athene (Greek goddess) · hy Աթենաս (Greek goddess) · li Athene (Greek goddess) · ro Atena (Greek goddess) · sh Aténa (Greek goddess) · uk Атена (Greek goddess) · grc Ἀθηνᾶ (Greek goddess) · no Athene (Greek goddess) · ar آثِين (Greek goddess) · ja アテーナー (Greek goddess) · fa آتنا (Greek goddess) · sv Athena (Greek goddess) · et Athena (Greek goddess) · pl Atena (Greek goddess) · sw Athena (Greek goddess) · eo Atena (Greek goddess) · es Atena (Greek goddess)

wikidata: Q37122