Meaning of Athena | Babel Free
əˈθiːnəDefinitions
- 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.
- A woman who colludes with the patriarchy rather than actively opposing it.
- A city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
Afina
Български
Атина
Català
Atena
Čeština
Athéna
Deutsch
Athene
Ελληνικά
Αθήνα
Esperanto
Atena
فارسی
آتنا
Français
Athéna
Gaeilge
Aitéiné
Galego
ateña
Magyar
Athéné
Հայերեն
Աթենաս
Bahasa Indonesia
Athena
Italiano
Atena
日本語
アテーナー
ქართული
ათენა
한국어
아테나
Latina
Athena
Lietuvių
Atėnė
Latviešu
Atēna
Nederlands
Athene
Polski
Atena
Português
Atena
Română
Atena
Русский
Афина
Slovenščina
Atena
Svenska
Athena
Examples
“The last thing feminist Athenas see about corporate structures, government, or academia is that they are run by benevolent and all-protective fathers.”
“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 […]”
“Women who do decide to become scientists find themselves under attack from the self-proclaimed "echt" feminists, who call them "Athenas" and "Queen Bees."”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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