# Athena — Poetry character guide

> Athena in Poetry by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0018-a-fragment-from-the-agamemnon-of-aeschylos

## Who they are

The Greek goddess of wisdom, appearing in mythological references.

## Relationships

### [Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/characters/love)

_rivalry_

Athena, goddess of wisdom, competes with Love over influence on mortals, representing reason versus passion.

## In the story

### [Θρηνῳδία](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/chapter)

Referenced in the tapestry imagery, where Athena is borne through the town in a silver chariot.

### [Στροφή Β](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/chapter)

Depicted in the tapestry being borne through the town in a silver chariot.

### [Charmides](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/charmides)

Goddess whose statue is violated by Charmides in her temple.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/i)

The goddess whose statue is violated by Charmides; she later appears as a vengeful warrior to claim his life.

### [Humanitad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/humanitad)

Invoked as 'supreme Athena argent-limbed' to inspire the speaker's life.

## Links

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