Pallas Athena is a Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Strategic War & Artistic Skills. She is the daughter of Zeus & Metis. Like most stories that involves Zeus, he was believed to have pursued Metis, a Titan Goddess (who also helped him during the war with his father) and impregnated her. But soon after, he was afraid of his fate turning out to being that of his father & grandfather, since there was a prophecy that the kids born from this union will be much stronger and wiser than Zeus himself. So, he decided to swallow Metis while she was still pregnant. After a while, he began to experience severe headaches as if something was inside his head trying to come out. When his head was split to be examined, Athena emerged out fully grown and in armor. Since she was a magnificent Goddess of strength and wisdom, she became Zeus’s most favorite daughter making her an even more prominent goddess.
She was the Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, strategic warfare, justice, protection, weaving, pottery, sculpting, etc. She is the goddess of intellect and discernment. Hence, she is often depicted with an owl as her favorite animal. She is also one of the Virgin Goddesses of Greek Mythology where she is considered to be pure and knowledgeable. There are several stories that include Athena’s presence no matter how significant or small her contributions were. Most famous of them are that of the fight over the city of Athens with Poseidon, Medusa’s Curse & Punishment, Arachne’s Curse & Punishment, in the Trojan war, etc. She is also involved in many stories of Greek’s Heroes helping and guiding them, like that of Perseus, Odysseus, Hercules, etc. So, she was considered as a Patron Goddess of Athens and of Heroes.
Being the Goddess of War, Artistry & Wisdom, she was worshipped by all groups of people in the Greek times. She had many cults, rituals and festivals dedicated to her name. Much like Ares, she was also associated with being a Goddess of War, but where Ares was the God of Offensive War, Athena was the Goddess of Defensive War. She was worshipped for the blessings of strategic intellect, careful & meticulous planning, negotiation, for the use of creative & more versatile weapons and analytical approach, which is why it was believed that she never once lost a battle, ever. She also represented justice, so she was a fair goddess who punished & protected with discernment.
In astrology, Pallas Athena is an important asteroid placement in the chart which represents our inner wisdom, intellect, intuition and creative skills. It can also represent:
How you combine intuition & intellect.
How you use your creative skills to innovate, where you use smart work to your advantage.
How (& if or if not) strong is your relationship with your father and how it affected your early development.
Where you are artistically talented.
Where you are good with detail-oriented works/skills.
Where/how you can use strategy and methodical planning to win or succeed.
Where you are called to fight for justice.
Where you will be called to protect both yourself & others.
Where/how you are good at negotiation-skills.
How/where you must choose your battles wisely.
Where you will be expected to make impartial judgements.
Where/how your wisdom will become your strength.
Where/how you are connected to your inner divine feminine and its strengths.
How you are good at finding & connecting patterns.
Where you can use patterns and intricate details of a situation or problem to find effective solutions.
Where you are more interested in finding solutions rather than diving into arguments & disagreements.
How you can peacefully negotiate your way out of potentially dangerous situations.
How/where you can use your inner strength to win inevitable battles.
Where you have a strong intuition and how you can use it in significant situations.
Where/how you can use your soft power to avoid unnecessary confrontations and still put your foot down, etc.
Hence, Pallas in the chart is one of the most important placements along with the aspects it makes. You can determine your inner strengths of wisdom & justice through this placement and its aspects. Pallas can also represent your relationship with elders especially father figures & guides. This placement can give a much more profound insight into your intellectual and intuitive prowess.
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