Wisdom Gods Compared

Athena, Minerva, Odin and Thoth are the gods of wisdom in four traditions, and the texts give each a different kind of wisdom. Athena's is inborn, from the swallowed Metis, and shows as craft and war-counsel; Minerva's is Athena's craft in Latin, tested against Arachne; Odin's is bought with an eye and nine nights on the tree; Thoth's is written — he invented writing, keeps the registers and judges the dead.