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[[File:Athenian2.png|thumb|220x220px|The alternate Athenian flag.]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Athenian''' ( |
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| ⚫ | '''Athenian''' (or '''Athenic''' or '''Minervan''') refers to someone who does not experience at least one type of [[Attraction|attraction]]. It includes individuals on the [[Asexual Spectrum|asexual]], [[Aromantic Spectrum|aromantic]], [[Aplatonic Spectrum|aplatonic]], [[Asensual Spectrum|asensual]], [[Ansthetic|ansthetic]], and any other lack of [[Tertiary Attraction|tertiary attraction]] spectrums. It is based on terms like [[Achillean|achillean]] and [[Sapphic|sapphic]]. |
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==History== |
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| ⚫ | Tumblr user Disney-swiftie coined Athenian/Minervan on September 7th, 2020.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://disney-swiftie.tumblr.com/post/628658542921056256/athenian-minervian}}</ref> The term was named after the Greek goddess Athena, who is commonly interpreted as [[Asexual|asexual]] and [[Aromantic|aromantic]] in modern times, and Minervan comes from the name Minerva, Athena's Roman equivalent. Chaoticcylinder created alternate terms on December 10th, 2020, to distinguish the term from the word for someone from Athens. |
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The original flag was created by Disney-swiftie on September 7th, 2020. Olive represents Athena/Minerva. Purple represents asexual Individuals, green for aromantic Individuals, and white for all aspec Individuals. |
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Disney-swiftie created the original flag on September 7th, 2020. Purple represents asexual individuals, white represents all [[A-Spec|a-spec]] individuals, green represents aromantic individuals, and olive represents Athena/Minerva. |
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| ⚫ | Chaoticcylinder created an alternate flag on December 10th, 2020. The purple stripes represent asexual and ace-spec individuals, the white stripe represents a lack of attraction in general and encompasses all other individuals who lack attraction, and the green in the leaves represents aromantic and aro-spec individuals. |
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Latest revision as of 06:56, 17 October 2023
Athenian (or Athenic or Minervan) refers to someone who does not experience at least one type of attraction. It includes individuals on the asexual, aromantic, aplatonic, asensual, ansthetic, and any other lack of tertiary attraction spectrums. It is based on terms like achillean and sapphic.
History
Tumblr user Disney-swiftie coined Athenian/Minervan on September 7th, 2020.[1] The term was named after the Greek goddess Athena, who is commonly interpreted as asexual and aromantic in modern times, and Minervan comes from the name Minerva, Athena's Roman equivalent. Chaoticcylinder created alternate terms on December 10th, 2020, to distinguish the term from the word for someone from Athens.
Flag
Disney-swiftie created the original flag on September 7th, 2020. Purple represents asexual individuals, white represents all a-spec individuals, green represents aromantic individuals, and olive represents Athena/Minerva.
Chaoticcylinder created an alternate flag on December 10th, 2020. The purple stripes represent asexual and ace-spec individuals, the white stripe represents a lack of attraction in general and encompasses all other individuals who lack attraction, and the green in the leaves represents aromantic and aro-spec individuals.