Athena

Few words can describe the Goddess of Wisdom and War. Before battles, the faithful would pray for three hours at her shrine that she might lead them to tactful victory. Her wisdom was often consulted by soldiers and scholars alike, before the Revelation and institution of Sol Invictus worship.

Even after the Monic Pantheon fell out of the worship of the Empire, Athena has visited the wise and bestowed them her gifts, even when they scorn her. She is a master of plans, and has been weaving fate to fit her design ever since the Revelation. She always does what she believes will ultimately benefit the greater good, even if in the moment it may seem detrimental.

## Biography

### Former Home(s)

Olympus
Various areas throughout Sera

## Description

Athena frequents the mortal world in a physical form even more frequently than the already active Monic Pantheon. In this and her divine form, she appears as a brown-haired, grey eyed woman wearing a golden crown.

She is, as most goddesses are, beautiful beyond compare. She uses her beautiful appearance in tandem with her cunning, frequently winning over skeptics by playing to their emotions.

## Personality

Athena is a cunning, quick-thinking, and thoughtful individual. Her wit is practically unmatched, even among the other Gods. Even so she finds clever mortals and gives them her favor.

She is also kindhearted and not without a sense of humor. All the descriptions given by mortals with regards to Athena describe her as quick-witted in terms of intelligence as well as humor. She is frequently depicted as bestowing gifts of knowledge on those who earn her favor.

Unlike the other vain Olympians, Athena cares little for whether or not she is shown favor in return, so long as the greater good prospers.

## Abilities

Though Athena is skilled with her spear, her greatest asset is her intelligence, which rivals that of other gods of intellect. Her intelligence leads her to make decisions years in advance, furthering the goals of her great plan. Her plan, of course, being to further the goals of the greater good.

To this effect she is an excellent spellcaster, and frequently uses her divine abilities to give her chosen devotees divine favors.

## Possessions

Athena's possessions include

* *Aegis*, Athena's magical shield
* *Winged Victory*, Athena's magical spear
* *Helm of Conquest*, Athena's helmet

as well as her pet owl, *Olethro.*

## Divine Realm

Theoretically, the divine realm of Athena would be Olympus, within the Seven Paradises. That being said, Athena rarely ever ventures to Olympus, preferring to stay in the Material Plane, upon her sanctuary on Mount Harbatten.

Her sanctuary is a large repository of knowledge, which she expressly chose due to the difficult nature of reaching it.

## Activities

Athena, when in her sanctuary, merely collects and sorts knowledge, as well as concocting plans to further her agenda. She frequently, however, leaves the safety and solitude of her sanctum to wander the mortal world, in an effort to acquire new knowledge and seek mortals worthy of her attention.

## Relationships

Athena, unlike many other Olympian Gods, has no godly partner. She prefers instead to enjoy romantic relationships with mortals and mortals alone. That being said, she has had romantic relationships with deities in the past.

The most prevalent relationship that Athena has in the world is the relationships she forms with her devoted followers. Typically these are platonic relationships, where she bestows ancient and lost knowledge, in return for the knowledge that can only be found through interactions with unique living creatures. Sometimes, however, a particularly charming or clever mortal can woo her, and lead to a brief romantic relationship.