Athene oil bear with its woes and strifes

with its woes and strifes and hungers

Gabriel brings Water in the West

Natural Magick Demeter oil is simple

agriculture

it is Hestia who tames the fire and brings it into domestication

Athene oil bear with its woes and strifesThe city of Athens is named for the powerful Goddess, Athene. I don't really go for the story of Athene being born of Zeus's head with no mother. It sounds like a patriarchal revision of an older tale. Warrior goddess, diplomat, goddess of the urban environment, Athena is re represented under different guises far and wide, in her role as goddess of law and civic life. If you are an urban pagan, she is probably one of your patronesses. The Owl is her