Athena

Wise as an owl

**Athena** is the Goddess of the Wisdom and one of the gods Fenyx has to restore to fight Typhon. She is the Goddess of the Grove of Kleos region.

## Appearance

### Goddess

Athena is depicted as a tall, tanned woman with wavy brown hair tied in a French braid and piercing electric blue eyes.

She wears a long sleeveless Greek dress, Greek sandals, a shield in her right hand and a metallic blue and gold spear in the other, along with a golden Greek battle helmet with a blue ribbon that she always wears on his head, just like the other gods, Athena's skin shines like the constellations on her.

### Girl

When defeated by Typhoon he turns her into a little girl dressed in a bright blue Grecian skirt, shoulder-length brunette hair, and a small gold diadem on her head. Her Aegis is worn around her waist.

## Personality

She is similar to her brother Ares in both have a fierce temper but she is also cold and calculating, unlike her Ares who is boistrous and impulsive.

She is also usually quite critical and complaining with gods and mortals alike, she always wants to try to be right at all costs.

As a child, she had a somewhat childish and naive personality.

## History

Athena is the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft (most notablly weaving), and warfare. She was the child of Zeus and Metis, the nymph who assisted him in freeing his siblings from Cronus's stomach. The two later married, but Zeus, upon learning a prophecy that a child of his would eventually overthrow him, tricked Metis into becoming a fly and ate her while she was pregnant. Sometime later, Zeus developed an intense headache, forcing him to go to Hephaestus and ask him to help. Hephaestus obliged, using an axe to split Zeus's head open. Athena promptly emerged, fully grown and armored.

Athena was regarded as the patron and protector of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens is dedicated to her. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the Gorgoneion. she depicted wearing a helmet and holding a spear.

## Role in the Game

After Typhon defeated the gods, Athena was stripped of her judgement and transformed into a young child as her essence was cast into her Vault. She recieved a false prophecy from the Oracle and sent Fenyx to "Go Do Hero Things", eventually leading her to nearly kill them.

Fenyx unlocked her Vault and retrieved Athena's essence, restoring Athena to her full glory.

After Fenyx defeats the four Wraiths, Athena directs them to a mysterious door at the base of her statue, where Fenyx acquires a set of Ultimate Armor and is proclaimed as a Hero equal to Atalanta, Herakles, Achilles, and Oddyseus with a golden statue outside the archives.

## Powers and Abilities

Athena is the firstborn daughter of Zeus as she is the daughter of his first wife Metis, making her an extremely powerful Goddess:

* **Blessings**: Athena can grant very useful boons.
* **Divine Wisdom**: Athena, being the Goddess of Wisdom, is super smart and quick when it comes to devising plans and making quick decisions.
* **Aerokinesis**:Being the favorite daughter of Zeus, Athena gained control over the weather and wind and is able to unleash powerful storms and gusts of wind capable of destroying fleets and towns.
* **Expert Combatant**: Athena is very skilled in the use of weapons, especially spears and shields.

## Trivia

* Melissanthi Mahut also voiced Kassandra in *Assassin's Creed: Odyssey*.