Spartan vs Athena - What's the difference?
spartan | athena |
Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
Lacking in decoration and luxury.
(Greek god) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.
As proper nouns the difference between spartan and athena
is that spartan is a citizen of sparta while athena is athena.As an adjective spartan
is of or relating to sparta or its citizens.As a noun spartan
is a red apple cultivar from british columbia, canada.spartan
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.
- The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.
- After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.