Athena: The Feminine Archetype [Video Essay]

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  • @foxysmum6506
    @foxysmum6506 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wow… just wow. You have described me from head to toe. I was raised by my dad, I often find myself in conflict with feminist beliefs because I know the other side to the story and I’m always oveprepared for meeting with supervisors. I don’t get along with other Athenas though, we all have too strong personalities for each other 😅

  • @nathalierenaut7898
    @nathalierenaut7898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow ! So impressive. It résonnâtes so much with me. A revelation. Gave me the shivers. Thank you! I would have never been able to have such a réflexion by myself. ❤

  • @florianpierredumont4775
    @florianpierredumont4775 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a man, I can see myself in an Athena archetype (raised to be a good Warrior, having a thirst for knowledge as a Magician, looking to bring or preserve order as a King, and having a Lover energy inferior to the first three). I find a lot of my own story and self-development in this video. I also see clearly the characters of two of my best girlfriends : one being an Athena, the other an Artemis, and YES the are very, very different. ^^

  • @bozo4682
    @bozo4682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My kind of women

  • @0y4
    @0y4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This deserves more views

  • @MoonlightBeforeBed
    @MoonlightBeforeBed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love Your Videoos!!! 💕💕💕💕💕💕 The review and observations are spot on

  • @jesseharkins971
    @jesseharkins971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh man actual first. Keep up the good work man!

  • @femkegrundmann7556
    @femkegrundmann7556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Key : Athena really must integrate her mother.

  • @Einstellung
    @Einstellung 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I really enjoyed this. Honestly, I find these types of woman to be the most attractive. They are smart and self-directed.. and yes they're charismatic and capable of influencing many around them. Can't wait to see what else you bring out.

  • @littlemurdermachine6646
    @littlemurdermachine6646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The Athena archetype while she has does have good traits wisdom, intelligence, cleverness, leadership, and dominance. Like everyone else's, she has flaws as she not very emotional nor is she emotionally intelligence and can cause unintentional harm to those around her who supported her. She often values logically reasons instead of embracing new environments that might have different solutions that out of her familiar comfort zone. Athena is also very prideful despite moments of kindness, she not without pride, as Athena doesn't take to kindly of losing if you remember the weaving competition with Arachne, after depicting the gods flaws though a weaving art. Athena got angry and turn Arachne into a spider. In some stories Athena turn Arachne into a spider so Zeus can't rape her or that Athena got mad that a moral beat in her own skill set. While there are many different versions of this story the main point of this story, that Athena like many other gods is prideful losing to someone below her makes her competitive. The flaws of a Athena archetype are pride, competitiveness, inflexible, unfeeling, and selfishness.

    • @Kris-wo4pj
      @Kris-wo4pj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Her, aphrodite and Persephone i always find interesting myth wise since they are 3 different versions of them that the ancient greeks worship. All the Athenas share similar flaws and traits that youve listed. I think i enjoy the war version the most simply because her and Ares are mirror images with the same flaws but with her more emotionless and logical while Ares is more hotheaded and reckless. Her the general while Ares is the soldier.

    • @littlemurdermachine6646
      @littlemurdermachine6646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kris-wo4pj That's remind me, their Roman counterparts. They're so different from each other too. Athena Roman counterpart is more of a scholar and teacher. And Ares Roman counterpart is more honorable and respected

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Little Murder Machine 664, by the way great name. It amazed me when I stared this project how much better the Greeks were at crafting characters in myths then modern storytellers are at making characters compelling.. Also how they understood the value in flaws.

    • @littlemurdermachine6646
      @littlemurdermachine6646 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MinimumEffortMedia Everyone has flaws even the so called heroes in our stories. But our flaws are what makes us who we are. Aphrodite represent the good and bad side of love. She can be loving and sweet but can be vain and revengeful. Like love it can heal you or hurt you. Athena is smart and proud but ruthless and prideful. Ares is brave and driven but violence and has lack of control. Zeus....has a lot of flaws. Hera can be nice but also has a temper can be extremely violence and manipulated when anger. Hades is a loner who loves his wife? But can be???? Yeah I can't think of flaw for this guy. Only him and Hestia are the only ones who don't cause trouble.

    • @flippednormals297
      @flippednormals297 ปีที่แล้ว

      There aren't many version of arachne's story, there is only one, and it comes from roman writer.
      No arachne story was ever written by any greek writer.
      and this "unfeeling, selfish, infexible" Athena is a nonsense portrayal of her.
      People only have mis represented and wrongly popularized the tales to have the opinion about her.

  • @jeswhite1387
    @jeswhite1387 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very educational, love it

  • @underwaterpanther
    @underwaterpanther 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Artemis and Athena def are strong in me probably won’t ever marry 😂 but love hard and deeply.

  • @mgdkns6678
    @mgdkns6678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brilliant! 🌹

  • @qualitystreet7371
    @qualitystreet7371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Subbed. This is really good

  • @rengsayeed407
    @rengsayeed407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gonna check out the first one now

  • @martasw8885
    @martasw8885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I needed this, excellent insights and video thanks!

  • @coyote2256
    @coyote2256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was very eye opening, you earned a sub

  • @globallady8874
    @globallady8874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First Goddess I ever encountered.

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      One of many more I hope.

    • @globallady8874
      @globallady8874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes. I have since worked with Aphrodite and Hestia.

  • @ilovecok
    @ilovecok 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Kind of amazing

  • @couragecoachsam
    @couragecoachsam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have a tough time seeing how the Athena archetype can be anything but shadow if it does not lead individuals toward the integration of their masculine and feminine aspects.

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I see what you’re saying. I have heard very similar arguments said about the warrior.

  • @mirasolmoya5270
    @mirasolmoya5270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    altered my youtube algorithim.
    Edited: (in the middle of the video) This deserved more views.
    Edited: )2 mins before the endnof the video) cried. Checked the Descriptions and those are the books I am looking for. New subscriber here.

  • @PsychologyxSpirituality
    @PsychologyxSpirituality 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really informative and well thought-out channel! Great work!

  • @loveandlight5986
    @loveandlight5986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A pallas in Sagittarius person won't forget them morals whatcha think?

  • @zahrafayyaz9539
    @zahrafayyaz9539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can you please name a few of those movies that depict an athena archetype?

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Let’s see, off the top of my head. I borrowed a lot of clips from Elizabeth the golden age, Bombshell, Zero Dark Thirty, and Booksmart. If you haven’t seen them those are all great movies. I probably used other movies with Cate Blanchet too. If you want to know a specific movie give me the time code and I’ll let you know.

  • @siena2637
    @siena2637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please make a video essay on Persephone!!

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m glade you are enjoying the videos. I’ll add everyone’s favorite daughter to the list. Next month will be Aphrodite. I also plan on going back to cover Hermès sometime.

    • @siena2637
      @siena2637 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m excited!

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@siena2637 I also just dropped a new one today.

  • @calmmusiccomingsoon7889
    @calmmusiccomingsoon7889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Subbed!

  • @idontknowyetwhoiam
    @idontknowyetwhoiam 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What about persephone?

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I talk about her a little in my latest video. More about her mother’s journey to find her.

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Heroine’s Journey of Collaboration - A Hero’s Journey Critique || Video Essay by The Lazy Stoic
      th-cam.com/video/PwkZh-77vOA/w-d-xo.html

  • @augustuscaeser8939
    @augustuscaeser8939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    where did you get this archetype from?

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The book “Goddess in Everywomen”, it’s cited. Also Greek Mythology.

  • @cosmicprison9819
    @cosmicprison9819 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would be more convincing with less ideologically coloured language.

  • @softly128
    @softly128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is this the American karen?

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Perhaps that is an element of Athena’s shadow. Overly self- important, self righteous, asserting dominance. One of the things I omitted from the easy was Athena living by the Golden Mean. Another way of saying being well balanced between extremes.

  • @zozovavavum1370
    @zozovavavum1370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Black woman are better at this. Oprah and Media would make good example.

    • @MinimumEffortMedia
      @MinimumEffortMedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oprah is a great example. Perhaps I should have made an effort to find more diverse examples.

    • @thandondlovu5392
      @thandondlovu5392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I disagree watching this it seems that Athena would never support a cause that she does not benefit from. Black women even some Black Men "Uncle Tom Stereotype" since birth are often expected to selfless hence the "Strong Black Woman" and "Mammy" stereotype. Athena benefits from a patriarchal society while Black Women have historically suffered under white patriarchy. This archetype more likely fits the white woman "Girl Boss" Archetype.

    • @tanyenomichelle7021
      @tanyenomichelle7021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thandondlovu5392 Spot on Thando.

    • @WeCaredALot
      @WeCaredALot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thandondlovu5392 Black women HAVE embodied the "Athena" archetype when it comes to supporting black male patriarchy though despite not benefitting from that either. So it's definitely possible for people to take on more shadow aspects of this archetype while not getting a direct benefit. Plus, patriarchy doesn't benefit most women to begin with.

    • @shelbyspeaks3287
      @shelbyspeaks3287 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WeCaredALotmost intricate cope ever