because they kept saying they were and enventually the generation change over meant people no longer remembered that they weren't.
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The spear is not a symbol of Athena. Her symbols are, an owl for wisdom, an aegis (small shield) with showing the snaky head of Medusa, and an olive branch.
A stone head with a grim face is most usually associated with the Olmec civilization.
The weapons that Minerva carry are usually a spear and the shield with medusa's head on it so that it can petrify anyone, even the gods.
In the ancient Roman legions, one of the main weapons of their soldiers was the javelin. This we could call a spear as per the question. There were several innovations made to the javelin that made it a very effective weapon. One example of this was a javelin that after it struck a target, the head of the javelin would bend making it impossible for the enemy to throw the javelin back to the Roman soldiers.
Odysseus saw his father throughout his life, and before he left for Troy. After he came back, he saw his father shortly after killing all the suitors and cleaning up his home. Laertes joined Odysseus in battle against the suitors' families, throwing the first spear and killing Eupeithes, father of Antinous, as the spear pierced his helmet and stuck through his head.