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The Story of Athena

Once upon a time, in a land far away, marauders had and how they had already
there was a small village. Each morning, killed some of the men of the village.
you could see the men, in their heavy Attene told them all the invaders had
animal skin coats, herding the sheep up were bows and arrows. She would teach the
to the mountain pastures. These rugged men how to use these weapons also. The
men, with their long beards and fierce men were shocked. This woman not only
eyes would be accompanied by their half knew how to use these new weapons but
tamed dogs. The men would stay up in the was also willing to teach them. The men
mountain pastures for the day, with only accepted her offer.The next time the
their dogs as companions. When their sons villagers saw the marauders advancing to
were old enough, the sons would take part their village, they quickly went to
of the herd to a different pasture to Attene and told her. She positioned the
graze.Down in the small village, the men around the village, in various hiding
women, dressed in their drab clothing, spots. They could see the marauders, but
would tend the garden, do chores and the invaders could not see them. Attene
prepare the evening meal. When the girls stood in the middle of the village and
were old enough, they would help with the waited. The marauders rushed up to her,
chores around the small house. The girls demanding to know where the men were and
fed the chickens, collected the eggs, where their payment was. Attene told them
helped wash the clothes in the small the payment had stopped and they should
stream that meandered by the leave immediately. When the chief of the
village.Sometimes there was a conflict marauders made a threatening gesture
with neighboring villages, as all the men toward her, she pulled out a knife and
wanted the best pasture land for their killed him. The men of the village saw
herds. None of these people had any idea this, gained courage and used the bows
of weapons. When there was a fight, it and arrows she had taught them to make
was usually with fisticuffs.Men from and use. They felled most of the
another place invaded this small pastoral marauders and the rest scattered, never
land. These other men had weapons. They to return to that village.Attene stayed
used bows and arrows, killed some of the in the village, and taught them many
villagers and stole some of their herds. things. She showed the women how to use
Then these invaders demanded payment for herbs as cures. She gave counsel to
leaving the villages alone. Some of the disagreements that occasionally occurred.
young girls were taken as prizes for She became the wise woman of the village.
these roving bands of marauders.This Surrounding villages heard of her and
situation went on for a long time. One came to learn also. Soon the length and
day, a woman appeared in this village. breath of that far away land knew of
She was tall, had black hair and green Attene and her wisdom.Attene was a very
eyes just as fierce as the men of the old woman when she died. The villagers
village. The villagers immediately did buried her in a place of honor. Many
not trust this newcomer. They had never generations from that time on, bowed in
seen anyone with green eyes before.The respect as they passed her resting place.
men gathered to challenge her as they The story of Attene was handed down from
believed she was really a spy the generation to generation, of her wisdom,
invaders had sent. When one of the men and her ability to win battles. Of
went to strike her, she immediately set course, over time the stories became more
him on his hindquarters. When another man and more exaggerated.Her resting place
tried to strike her, she did the same to was forgotten, but not the story of
him. The men were taken back. A woman Attene. The story became legend, and the
could best them was a shock to them. legend became myth. Her name changed over
After all, women were weak and belonged time, and she began to be called Athene.
in the home. They were not supposed to Athene gradually changed to Athena.This
know how to fight. The men demanded is why the Greek goddess Athena is the
answers from this strange woman.She told goddess of wisdom and of war.She is the
them she came from a far off land. When only one of the Greek gods that sprang
her home was destroyed, she became a full grown from the head of Zeus.
wanderer. As she liked mountains, she Mythology tells us she had no mother.
decided to come to their area. The men This is because she was once a real
decided she would be allowed to stay for person who had gone to Greece after her
a little while. When asked her name, she home was destroyed.Athena was a high
simply said my name is Attene.Attene had priestess in Atlantis. She carried the
been in the village for a few days, when knowledge of that ancient civilization
the marauders returned. She watched, but with her when she left. She was safely
said nothing as they took part of the away when her home sink beneath the
herd, and two young girls. After the sea.Athena_Louise book - Pyschics,
marauders left, she questioned why the Psychos and Positive Energy will soon be
villagers allowed this to occur. The available. The next one - the Path to
villagers told her about the weapons the Spirituality is almost completed.




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