Download or read book Athene written by Ann Shearer and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 1998 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the moment Athene sprang full-grown from her father Zeus's head, a new image of the feminine was born. Starting from a penetrating analysis of the goddess's mythologies and beginnings, Jungian analyst Ann Shearer examines how mainstream consciousness, from the early Church Fathers onward, has diluted and even suppressed the original power of the image of Athene. photos.