ANCIENT GREECE AND HINDUISM

ATHENA is Goddess Lakshmi in Hinduism. 

ATHENA NAME:

• One of Goddess Lakshmi's name is Atharvani shruti
• ATHENA is a sanskrit word coming from ATHARVANA VEDA.
• The Goddess who is Atharva Veda
• Athena could literally mean the Goddess who is Atharva Veda
• Atharva Veda is nothing but
• "The Atharva Veda or Atharvana Veda is the "knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life". The text is the fourth Veda, and is a late addition to the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism."

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ATHENA AND LAKSHMI:

Athena is daughter of Poseidon (The Sea God)
Lakshmi is daughter of Samudra Deva (The Sea God)

SEVERAL GODS IN GREECE ARE HINDU GODS:

Zeus and Indra: Both rule as king of the gods, dwell on sacred peaks (Mount Olympus and Mount Meru/Swarga), control the weather, and wield a lightning or thunderbolt weapon (Vajra).

Poseidon and Varuna: Both govern the vast waters and oceans, hold distinctive control over storms, and command deep reverence and fear from sailors.

Hades and Yamraj (Yama): Both preside over the grim realm of the afterlife and death, serving as the ultimate judges of mortal souls.

Dyaus Pita and Zeus: Etymologically and functionally, the ancient Vedic sky father Dyaus Pita directly corresponds to the Greek Zeus Pater.