Theano

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This article is about the mythological Theano. Theano (mathematician) was also a historical mathematicician.

Theano was the priestess of Athena in Troy. She was the daughter of Cisseus, wife of Antenor (mythology), and mother of Laodamas.

The household of Antenor and Theano advocated peace and advised Helen's return to the Greeks. Because of their support (some say treason), the Greeks spared their household when they sacked the city. One story has Theano and Antenor sailing with Aeneas to Italy and founding the city of Padua. Another story is that she took the Palladium (mythology), an image of Athena that had fallen from the sky and supposedly provided Troy its protection, with her.

In book 6 of the Iliad, with Hecuba and the Trojan women, Theano offered a gift and plea to Athena for the life of the city, but was rebuffed.