El símbolo de Atenea

Abstract

Despite being one of the richest and most suggestive myths about the feminine condition, Athene, the prudent warrior and founder of Athenian law, has been the least interpreted by contemporary thinkers within the Olympian deities. It did not receive Freud’s attention nor was granted the symbol of ‘feminine virility’. Born of her father’s skull, she has now been related to the cultural character in Martha Robles essay “The Symbol of Athene”, which starts with Metis’ fatality: feminine wisdom, and intends to understand when the determination of fate coincides with the ‘The Law of the Father’. Athene became the guardian of the law, which meant that she was the keeper of social order, even if it went against her own gender’s dignity.