Textiles in mythology and folklore the labyrinth and safely out again. Among the Olympians, the weaver goddess is Athena, who, despite her role, was bested by her acolyte Arachne, who was turned later into a weaving spider. The daughters of Minyas, Alcithoe, Leuconoe and their sister, defied Dionysus and honored Athena in their weaving instead of joining his festival. A woven peplum, laid upon the knees of the goddess's iconic image, was central to festivals honoring both Athena at Athens, and Hera. In Homer's legend of the Odyssey, Penelope the faithful wife of Odysseus was a weaver, weaving her design for a shroud by day,
Athena Manoukian Athena Manoukian Athena Manoukian, is a Greek singer/songwriter of Armenian descent. Manoukian’s first experience in the music industry was in 2007, when she participated in and won first prize at a talent contest called "This Is What’s Missing" a TV show production of the Alpha Television Network Greece. A year later, in 2008, she participated in the national pre-selection for the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song "To fili tis aphroditis" where she placed third at the Greek National Final . In 2011, Manoukian released her first single named "Party Like A Freak’’ which became one of the