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Athena
This Geneva educational website dates to 1994 and includes material about art and Raphael.
About Athena
Athena is a website run by the University of Geneva, first created in 1994. Its main content is a collection of about 500 French literature e-texts and works created at Athena, along with a set of mineral databases with search programs. The mineral databases were created in 1986 and went online in 1994. The site also includes material on art, including a reference to Raffaello Sanzio's School of Athens.
The site is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0, which limits use to non-commercial purposes and does not permit modified versions. The homepage does not state any price, and the site is not open source. Pricing is listed as unknown.
Key features
- About 500 French literature e-texts and works created at Athena since 1994
- Athena Mineral Search by chemical elements, mineral name, mineral group, or type locality
- OpticMin search on optical data for common rock-forming minerals
- Mineral pictures and links for geoscience exploration
- Course material on methods and problems of modern French literature, with 11 texts posted 2001-2003
Best for: Readers and researchers interested in French literature e-texts or mineral reference data, and those studying early university websites.
Good for
- Has been online since 1994 and is described on its homepage as a pioneer website
- The University of Geneva gave the site the Nessim Habif World Prize in 2000
- The mineral databases were created in 1986 and have been online since 1994
Watch out for
- Content is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, so commercial use and modified versions are not permitted
- Several sections describe webmaster periods that ended in 2009, 2013, or 2019, and some units are now listed under other departments
Athena at a glance
- Website
- athena.unige.ch/athena
- Category
- Education & Learning › History & Humanities
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Athena FAQ
What license applies to the site content?
The homepage states that the work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International.
What can the mineral search be used to look up?
The Athena Mineral Search can search by chemical elements in a formula, by mineral name, by mineral group, and by type locality.
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