Editing Athena (section)

===Modern interpretations===
[[File:Hellen altar.png|thumb|Modern [[Modern Paganism|Neopagan]] [[Hellenism (religion)|Hellenist]] altar dedicated to Athena and [[Apollo]]]]

One of [[Sigmund Freud]]'s most treasured possessions was a small, bronze sculpture of Athena, which sat on his desk.{{sfn|Deacy|2008|page=153}} Freud once described Athena as "a woman who is unapproachable and repels all sexual desires{{snd}} since she displays the terrifying genitals of the Mother".{{sfn|Deacy|2008|page=154}} [[Feminism|Feminist]] views on Athena are sharply divided;{{sfn|Deacy|2008|page=154}} some regard her as "the ultimate [[Patriarchy|patriarchal]] sell out&nbsp;... who uses her powers to promote and advance men rather than others of her sex",{{sfn|Deacy|2008|page=154}} while some feminists regard her as a symbol of female empowerment,{{sfn|Deacy|2008|page=154}} In contemporary [[Wicca]], Athena is venerated as an aspect of the [[Wiccan views of divinity|Goddess]]{{sfn|Gallagher|2005|page=109}} and some Wiccans believe that she may bestow the "Owl Gift" ("the ability to write and communicate clearly") upon her worshippers.{{sfn|Gallagher|2005|page=109}} Due to her status as one of the twelve Olympians, Athena is a major deity in [[Hellenism (religion)|Hellenismos]],{{sfn|Alexander|2007|pages=31–32}} a [[Modern Paganism|Neopagan]] religion which seeks to authentically revive and recreate the religion of ancient Greece in the modern world.{{sfn|Alexander|2007|pages=11–20}}

Athena is a natural patron of universities: At [[Bryn Mawr College]] in Pennsylvania, a statue of Athena (a replica of the original bronze one in the arts and archaeology library) resides in the Great Hall.{{sfn|Friedman|2005|page=121}} It is traditional at exam time for students to leave offerings to the goddess with a note asking for good luck,{{sfn|Friedman|2005|page=121}} or to repent for accidentally breaking any of the college's numerous other traditions.{{sfn|Friedman|2005|page=121}} Pallas Athena is the tutelary goddess of the international social fraternity [[Phi Delta Theta]].<ref name="pdt">{{cite web |url=http://www.phideltatheta.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=122 |title=Phi Delta Theta International – Symbols |access-date=7 June 2008 |publisher=phideltatheta.org | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080607045215/http://www.phideltatheta.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=122| archive-date= 7 June 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> Her owl is also a symbol of the fraternity.<ref name="pdt"/>
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