Athena Mikaelson

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## Biographical Information

### Born

* May 31, 978 A.D.  (Mystic Falls, Age 23/1067)

### Turned

* By Esther Mikaelson in Autumn 1001  (Through The Immortality Spell)

### Occupation

* Member of the Infinity Coven
* Member of the Gemini Coven  (Formerly)
* Noblewoman  (1002-1700's) (Formerly)
* Nurse  (1919) (Formerly)
* High School Student  (Graduated)

### Titles

* Athena de Guise  (alternate identity in the 11th century, as a noble)
* The Original Heretic
* Bitchy Vamp-Witch  (by Damon)
* Darling, Love  (by her family)
* Little Warrior  (by Erika)
* Little One  (by Elijah)
* Thena, Theens  (by Alex)

### Species

* Siphoner  (Originally)
* Original Heretic  (Original Vampire, Witch) (Currently)

## Family Information

### Family Members

* Mikael † (Father-In-Law)
* Chris Reyes †  (Father)
* Dahlia † (Aunt-In-Law)
* Esther Mikaelson † (Mother-In-Law)
* Erika Claire †  (Mother)
* Freya Mikaelson (Sister-In-Law)
* Finn Mikaelson (Husband)
* Elijah Mikaelson (Brother-In-Law)
* Niklaus Mikaelson (Brother-In-Law)
* Kol Mikaelson (Brother-In-Law)
* Rebekah Mikaelson (Sister-In-Law)
* Antheia Claire  (Younger Sister)
* Henrik Mikaelson (Brother-In-Law)
* Marcel Gerard  (Brother-In-Law, via Rebekah)
* Valerie Tulle  (Vampire Companion/Adoptive Daughter)
* Oscar †  (Vampire Companion/Adoptive Son)
* Nora Hildegard  (Vampire Companion/Adoptive Daughter)
* Mary Louise  (Vampire Companion/Adoptive Daughter)
* Beau †  (Vampire Companion/Adoptive Son)
* Malcolm †  (Vampire Companion/Adoptive Son)
* Mary-Alice Claire †  (Maternal Descendant)
* Joshua Parker †  (Paternal Descendant)
* Joshua's Twin Brother †  (Paternal Descendant)
* Malachai Parker †  (Paternal Descendant)
* Josette Laughlin †  (Paternal Descendant)
* Ms. Claire †  (Maternal Descendant)
* Keelin Mikaelson (Sister-In-Law, via Freya)
* Joey Parker †  (Paternal Descendant)
* 3 Unnamed Children †  (Paternal Descendant)
* Olivia Parker  (Paternal Descendant)
* Lucas Parker  (Paternal Descendant)
* Alex Gilbert (Sister-In-Law, via Niklaus)
* Davina Claire (Maternal Descendant/Sister-In-Law, via Henrik)
* Ariana Gilbert  (Sister-In-Law, via Kol)
* Jack Mikaelson  (Nephew)
* Hope Mikaelson (Niece)
* Artemis Mikaelson  (Daughter)
* Xavier Parker (Paternal Descendant)
* Lizzie Saltzman  (Paternal Descendant)
* Josie Saltzman  (Paternal Descendant)
* Jax Salvatore (Step-Nephew)
* Nina Salvatore (Step-Niece)
* Lily Salvatore (Step-Niece)
* Adella Mikaelson  (Adoptive Niece)
* Vivian Mikaelson (Niece)
* Vanessa Mikaelson (Niece)
* Victoria Mikaelson (Niece)
* Miranda Mikaelson (Niece)
* Jenna Mikaelson (Niece)
* Vince Mikaelson (Nephew)
* Mason Mikaelson (Nephew)
* Persephone Claire (Niece)
* Nik Mikaelson (Nephew)
* Kendra Mikaelson (Niece)
* Daniella Mikaelson (Great-Niece)

## Supernatural Information

### Significant Spells

* Siphoning  (various)
* Telekinesis  (various)
* Pyrokinesis  (various)
* Pain Infliction  (various)
* Boundary Spells
* Original Unlinking Spell  (with Alex and Ariana)

### Significant Sires

* Brett de Martel
* Lillian Salvatore †
* Valerie Tulle
* Nora Hildegard
* Mary Louise
* Beau †
* Oscar †
* Malcolm †
* Some Unnamed Vampires

### Significant Kills

* Erika Claire  (accidentally)
* Chris Reyes  (accidentally)
* Many Unnamed Vampires
* Many Unnamed Werewolves
* Many Unnamed Witches
* Many Unnamed Humans
* Elena Gilbert (2nd time with Rebekah, as a human)
* Alaric Saltzman (through Elena's death)
* Agnes
* Francesca's Guards  (werewolves)
* Many Unnamed Members of The Strix
* The Hollow's Followers
* Artemis Mikaelson  (as a hybrid; with her consent)

## Appearance

### Episode Count

* 31  (TVD)
* 84  (TO)
* 5  (Legacies)
* 120  (Totaled)

### First Seen

* *By The Light Of The Moon*  (TVD)
* *Always and Forever*  (TO)
* TBA  (Legacies)

### Last Seen

* *I Was Feeling Epic*  (TVD)
* *When The Saints Go Marching In*  (TO)
* TBA  (Legacies)

**Athena Aphrodite Hecate Claire Mikaelson** *(**Elder Futhark**: ᚨᛏᚺᛖᚾᚨ ᛁᛋᚨᛒᛖᛚᛚᚨ ᚲᛚᚨᛁᚱᛖ ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ)* was a recurring character on the *The Originals*. She was a major recurring character in the second, third, and fourth seasons of *The Vampire Diaries*. She is the sole female Original Heretic.

Athena is the wife of Finn Mikaelson, the mother to Artemis Mikaelson, the daughter to Chris Reyes and Erika Claire, older sister to Antheia Claire, the daughter-in-law of Mikael and Esther; the sister-in-law of Freya, Elijah, Niklaus, Kol, Rebekah, and Henrik Mikaelson; and the aunt of Freya and Mathias' unborn son, Klaus and Alex's children, Jack, Hope, Miranda, Jenna, and Nik Mikaelson, Elijah and Katherine's daughter, Victoria, Kol and Ariana's twins, Vivian and Vanessa, Rebekah and Marcel's son, Mason, and Freya and Keelin's son, Vince.

**Athena** is a member of the **Claire Family**, **Parker Family**, **Reyes Family**, and a member of the **Mikaelson Family** via her marriage and children. She is by birthright, a member of the **Infinity Coven** and **Gemini Coven**.

## Early History

* The Middle Ages
* 1002
* 1359
* 1492
* 1500's
* 1694
* 1702
* 1700's

### Mystic Falls 10th Century

Athena is the first daughter of Chris Reyes and Erika Claire, wealthy family from Paris, France in the 10th century. Her mother gave birth to her in the New World after fleeing the Old World. Her mother learned from her mentor Ayana, who told her of a mystical land (the New World), where its natives were strong and healthy. They then settled in what is now Mystic Falls, Virginia. Athena was born as a siphoner, born without magic of her own, but she was still able to cast spells after turning into a vampire in her early 20's.

Just turning 18, Chris and Erika made a deal with Mikael and Esther that their family will collided and Athena would marry Finn, even though she did not enjoy his company in any way. Against what she wanted she married Finn and took his last name and they'd be marry for over a thousand years.

While living in the New World, her family lived in peace with the werewolves in their village for over two decades. However, during a Full Moon, Niklaus and Henrik snuck out to watch the men from their village transform into wolves. However, as the sun began to rise, Athena saw Niklaus carrying Henrik's lifeless body back into the village, and he tearfully confessed that one of the wolves had mauled Henrik to death.

Not wanting to go through the pain of losing another child ever again, their mother Esther decided to tap into Dark Magic to cast an adapted version of Qetsiyah's immortality spell, calling upon the sun for life and the ancient white oak tree for immortality. That night, unbeknownst to Athena, her husband, and siblings-in-law, they drank wine laced with the blood of Tatia at dinner and afterward, Mikael drove his sword through their hearts. After the children awakened, Mikael forced his children to feed on the blood of a local villager in order to complete their transition into vampires.

Though Athena described the feeling of becoming a vampire as being euphoric, she and the Mikaelsons quickly began to realize that their new gifts had its weaknesses as well: the flowers that grew at the base of the white oak tree, Vervain, burned them and prevented them from compelling their human neighbors; the sun burned their skin, making it impossible for them to walk in the daylight until their mother enchanted rings to protect them; and they were unable to enter the homes of their neighbors without an invitation. The worst of their side effects was their insatiable thirst for human blood, which persisted long after they had transitioned into vampires and eventually forced them to learn self-control.

After realizing that wood carved from the white oak tree would be fatal to them if stabbed into their hearts, they burned the tree to the ground for their own protection. Then, after the revelation of Esther's infidelity and Klaus' true parentage lead to Esther's death, Elijah, Athena, Niklaus, and Rebekah swore to each other that they would never turn on each other and stick together as one, always and forever.

### Southern France

While fleeing from Mikael after the death of Esther, Athena, her husband, and her siblings-in-law ran for a significant amount of time, feeding on people along the countryside but always being careful to hide the bodies. Unsure of where they were going, Kol brought up the idea that maybe they should split up so as to better avoid their father. Finn agreed with the idea, tired of the killing and running, taking no pleasure in their descent into vampirism. Elijah was quick to remind his siblings of their vow to remain together always and forever. When they discovered a caravan filled with fine clothing belonging to victims they had just killed, Rebekah suggested they steal the clothes and pose as the victims since they were heading to a nearby castle. When they found a servant of the castle who was escorting the cart to its destination, he told them he could help them in their potential ruse. They put it to a vote, whether they should let him live. Kol and Elijah wanted to kill him, while Finn and Rebekah wanted to spare him. Athena didn't want to vote so, it was left for Klaus who had the deciding vote and he voted to spare the servant. The servant, Lucien Castle, presented them to the count after trying to help them blend in and present themselves as nobles. After almost being caught, their plan worked and they were welcomed into the count's court. Over time, the Mikaelsons were adjusted to the French court ways, and Rebekah quickly befriended the count's daughter, Aurora de Martel while Athena despised her, not liking her personality. Though, never loving Finn, Athena found herself drawn to Brett de Martel and starting a secret relationship.

Brett found out who Athena really was as she was feeding from a servant, he did not show any fear and wanted to be just like her. Athena remembered what Niklaus told her and his siblings so she turned him, making him the first vampire from her sireline. Some time after that, the rumors from the castle had reached the village, and an upset Finn informed Elijah, Klaus, Athena, and Rebekah that because of Kol's, Klaus' and Lucien's antics, and the "creatures" that Klaus, Athena, and Rebekah sired, the villagers talks about demons that feed on human blood. The Mikaelsons realized that they have been discovered, and that soon Mikael will be upon them. And so they fled from France. Some time later Elijah compelled Lucien, Aurora, and her older brothers - Brett and Tristan de Martel, whom Elijah himself just sired- to believe that they were Klaus, Rebekah, and Elijah, so they can be a decoy to lure their father away. After fleeing France, the five Mikaelsons siblings headed south to Italy, Tuscany, and lived there for a time.

### 1359

According to Elijah's journal, Athena was shown to be losing much of her humanity, and was described by Elijah to have become indifferent to brutality.

### England, 1492

Athena lived as a noblewoman in England, along with her siblings-in-law. While living there, she met Katerina Petrova, the second Petrova doppelgänger to exist after Tatia, who Klaus planned to sacrifice in order to break his hybrid curse. However, Athena ultimately developed a grudge against Katerina after her escape from their castle and subsequent transition into a vampire ruined Klaus' plan to break his curse and destroyed his relationship with Elijah.

### Denmark, 16th Century

It was mentioned by Freya in *Save My Soul*, that the Mikaelson siblings resided in Copenhagen in the 1500s.

### 1694

Athena was accused of witchcraft, which turned out to be true in an unspecified village by an unknown woman. As revenge, Klaus turned the woman's husband and compelled him to drain her to death.

### Cádiz, Spain, 1702

In 1702, Kol's violent antics in Spain drew too much attention, which ultimately led Mikael to discover their whereabouts and track them down to their village, which Mikael set ablaze and destroyed. While Klaus and Elijah searched for Kol, they left her to board their ship with the daggered Finn and wait for them there. Once Klaus, Elijah, and the daggered Kol made it onto the ship, they set sail for their return to the New World.

### 1700's

In 1700s, having fled the Old World (likely Spain) from Mikael, Athena, along with Elijah, Klaus, and Rebekah, sailed across the world, eventually landing in the port of what soon became New Orleans, three hundred years prior to the start of *The Originals* series. Upon arriving in the newly established city, several men boarded their ship while under the impression that it was an abandoned ship whose belongings were ripe for the taking. The men were quickly slaughtered by Athena, Klaus, and Rebekah, who were famished after their long journey, but they were ordered by Elijah to leave one alive, whom they questioned and then compelled to carry their luggage off the ship. Another flashback of Athena and Rebekah from 18th century is shown in *The Casket Girls*, where they come upon a carriage of girls who had just arrived in New Orleans from France in order to marry gentlemen there, not knowing that they would be sold to men who were neither gentle nor noble. Fortunately for the women, Athena and Rebekah saved the girls by killing the men who were about to attack their carriage and protected them as she helped them flee to safety with their "caskets" full of clothes and belongings. They promised them that they would not harm them, and stated, "Us girls need to stick together."
## Physical Appearance

Athena is a beautiful and very attractive woman and has brown hair, brown eyes, full lips, and tan skin with freckles across her cheeks and nose. She's over 1000-years old, but looks like she is about 16 or 17 years old teenage girl but was turned in her early 20's. When Athena is in her vampiric form, her eyes will turn red with small veins protruding around the area of her eyes and her teeth will lengthen into fangs, possibly longer than that of regular vampires. Her eyes also seem a lot redder than normal vampires.

In terms of fashion sense, Athena is often seen wearing stylish and mature clothing with trendy coats and fashionable jewelry, such as long necklaces and pendants or dangle earrings. She is mostly seen wearing the colors of white, black, brown or gray. She often wears low-heeled boots and shoes with dark jeans or leggings. As a siphoner and early years as an Original, she was very in-tuned with fashion and her style was very "in" to the times, for example in the 1920s, Athena wore the classic "flapper" dresses with long pearl necklaces and matching jewelry.

Athena has long, brown hair, which is usually naturally curly; however, she can occasionally be seen with straight or wavy hair or pulled back in a casual style, rarely wearing any hair accessories. In early centuries, Athena had long, waist length hair with braids and flowers; however her hair changes with the times.

During special occasions, such as dances and balls, Athena wears very elegant dresses, for example, at the Mikaelson's Ball she wore a beautiful light purple dress with the sleeves off the shoulders, sheer in the chest area, and a darker purple from the lower chest down. However, she mainly wears slacks and jeans and has an overall very formal sense of style. Athena's makeup usage is minimal, subtle daily; but she tends to wear more for special occasions.

## Powers and Abilities

Athena was originally born a siphoner, a witch with no personal power, meaning she could practice magic only by siphoning it from another source of power. However, after becoming a vampire, she retained her siphoning ability, allowing her to practice magic by siphoning it off her vampirism. Since she's an Original Heretic, she posses all of the standard powers of a siphoner-witch original vampire hybrid.

She has shown considerable skill in magic, as seen when she helped Alex Gilbert with the Original De-linking spell. Spells appeared to be of no trouble for her. She subdued Damon, Theo, and Stefan simultaneously by casting a powerful pain infliction spell on them and snapping their necks with telekinesis.

Athena is just as strong as her hybrid brother-in-law, Klaus as she was strong enough to dagger Klaus in *When The Levee Breaks.* Due to her Original Heretic status, the powers Athena possesses are stronger than those of a non-Original surpassing in strength, even the most ancient ones, like Brett de Martel, who was the first vampire she ever sired. She was easily capable of subduing Damon, Theo, and Stefan Salvatore, whom are almost two centuries old and very skilled fighters, Brett de Martel, and Katherine Pierce to name a few. Athena went head to head with Alex Gilbert in a sparing match and held her own. Athena is shown to be a skilled operator of mind compulsion. Throughout the series, she has been shown to compel people to do her bidding.

## Weaknesses

Athena has the typical weaknesses of an Original vampire and witch.

## Appearances

### The Vampire Diaries

* *By the Light of the Moon*
* *Daddy Issues*
* *The Dinner Party*
* *Klaus*
* *The Last Day*
* *As I Lay Dying*

* *The End of the Affair*
* *Disturbing Behavior*
* *The Reckoning*
* *Smells Like Teen Spirit*
* *Ordinary People*
* *Bringing Out The Dead*
* *Dangerous Liaisons*
* *All My Children*
* *The Murder of One*
* *The Departed*

* *Growing Pains*
* *The Five*
* *My Brother's Keeper*
* *Because the Night*
* *American Gothic*
* *Pictures of You*
* *Graduation*

* *Hello, Brother* (Mentioned)
* *Today Will Be Different*
* *You Decided That I Was Worth Saving*
* *Coming Home Was a Mistake*
* *Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell*
* *The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You*
* *The Lies Are Going To Catch Up With You*
* *It's Been a Hell of a Ride* (Mentioned)
* *We're Planning a June Wedding*
* *I Was Feeling Epic*

### The Originals

* *Always and Forever*
* *House of the Rising Son*
* *Tangled Up In Blue*
* *Girl in New Orleans*
* *Sinners and Saints*
* *Fruit Of The Poisoned Tree*
* *Bloodletting*
* *The River In Reverse*
* *Reigning Pain in New Orleans*
* *The Casket Girls*
* *Après Moi, Le Déluge*
* *Dance Back From The Grave*
* *Crescent City*
* *Long Way Back From Hell*
* *Farewell to Storyville*
* *Moon Over Bourbon Street*
* *The Big Uneasy*
* *A Closer Walk With Thee*
* *The Battle of New Orleans*
* *From a Cradle to a Grave*
* *Suffering Grief*
* *Rebirth*
* *Every Mother's Son*
* *Red Door*
* *Wheel Inside the Wheel*
* *Chasing the Devil's Tail*
* *The Brothers That Care Forgot*
* *The Map of Moments*
* *Gonna Set Your Flag On Fire*
* *Brotherhood of the Damned*
* *The Devil is Damned*
* *I Love You, Goodbye*
* *They All Asked For You*
* *Save My Soul*
* *Exquisite Corpse*
* *Night Has A Thousand Eyes*
* *When The Levee Breaks*
* *City Beneath The Sea*
* *Fire with Fire*
* *Ashes to Ashes*

* *For the Next Millennium*
* *You Hung the Moon*
* *I'll See You in Hell or New Orleans*
* *A Walk on the Wild Side*
* *Out of the Easy*
* *The Other Girl in New Orleans* (Flashback)
* *Savior*
* *A Ghost Along the Mississippi*
* *Wild at Heart*
* *Heart Shaped Box*
* *A Streetcar Named Desire*
* *An Old Friend Calls*
* *Alone with Everybody*
* *Behind the Black Horizon*
* *The Devil Comes Here and Sighs* (Mentioned)
* *No More Heartbreaks*
* *Where Nothing Stays Buried*
* *Give 'Em Hell Kid*
* *The Bloody Crown*
* *Gather Up The Killers*
* *No Quarter*
* *Haunter of Ruins*
* *Keepers of the House*
* *Voodoo In My Blood*
* *Queen Death*
* *Phantomesque*
* *A Spirit Here That Won't Be Broken*
* *Voodoo Child*
* *The Feast of All Sinners*

* *Miracle Babies*
* *Alexandria Gilbert-Salvatore: Thee Tribrid*
* *From Fiancée To Wife*
* *New Members of The Mikaelson Family*
* *Despite the Mother*
* *Mikaelson Baby...I Think Not*
* *Oh Sweet Memories Vol. 2* (Mentioned)
* *Where You Left Your Heart*
* *One Wrong Turn On Bourbon*
* *Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea*
* *What, Will, I, Have, Left*
* *God's Gonna Trouble the Water*
* *The Kindness Of Strangers*
* *We Have Not Long To Love*
* *There in the Disappearing Light*
* *Til the Day I Die*
* *When The Saints Go Marching In*

### Legacies

* *Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn* (Photos)
* *Mombie Dearest* (Indirectly Mentioned)
* *There's a World Where Your Dreams Came True* (Mentioned)
* *There's a Mummy on Main Street*
* *The Boy Who Still Has a Lot of Good to Do* (Indirectly Mentioned)
* *Let's Just Finish the Dance*
* *There's Always a Loophole* (Photo/Flashback)
* *That's Nothing I Had to Remember*
* *This Christmas Was Surprisingly Violent*

## Relationships

### Finn Mikaelson

*Main Article: Finn and Athena*
"*Esther hoped that one day we could have the child we've been wanting. Artemis is yours, Finn. I would never lie to you about that. I did love you at one point. It was after we got married. We left for a few days and traveled. We saw this flower, it was a...Ghost Orchid. Yeah. It's rare and yet we found one together. It was a moment we were free from everyone. Just the two of us together, happy. I know I said I never truly loved you but that would be a lie. I just wished things were different for us. Sometimes I think if we loved each other like we should have, we could have had a beautiful family. But the things you have done it makes me think less and less of that. If you want to die, so be it. But if you want to get to know your daughter, then I'd be okay with that. I'll give you time to think.*"
—**Athena** to **Finn** in *Alone with Everybody*
Finn is Athena's husband. Between her and Sage, Finn would choose to be with Athena since before they were turned into vampires they had a weird bond that even in death he'd love her. He's loyal to her and she's slowly being loyal to him. After he was killed in *The Murder of One*, she was shown to have been a little sadden by his death. When he returns in season two of *The Originals* she was surprised to see him resurrected.

### Artemis Mikaelson

*Main Article: Athena and Artemis*

Athena finds out she was pregnant after Alex siphoned the spell off her and both of them sucked in a flashback of Esther preforming the spell. Athena hated Finn but always wanted to be a mother, this moment made her happy to know she'll get to fulfill her dream in becoming one. She learned that she will have a daughter which enjoyed her and she softly prepared herself to become a mother. Athena even cares about her daughter's survival more than about her own. In order to protect her from the people that are trying to kill her, Athena decided that it was better to send her away with her cousins in Rebekah and Katherine's care until the city was safe for her to return. After Artemis' departure, Athena falls into a depression. She killed whoever pissed her off, witches of the New Orleans Coven, and even wolves to have her vengeance. She talked with Alex and told her that all she ever wanted is to be a mother and then she had to send her child away the second she was born. She was finally able to hold her daughter again when she was reunited with Artemis in *The Map of Moments*. Athena and Artemis have a strong bond which Artemis always makes sure that sticks.

## Name

* **Athena** is primarily a female name of Greek origin that means *Goddess Of Wisdom & War*.
* **Aphrodite** is primarily a female name of Greek origin that means *Born From Sea Foam*.
* **Hecate** is primarily a female name of Greek origin that means *Far Away*.
* **Claire** is a French name and it means "*illustrious*".
* **Mikaelson** is of of Scandinavian origin and means "Son of Mikael".
	+ If Athena was to truly follow Norse traditions, her married surname should technically be **Finnson** (son of Finn) as oppose to **Mikaelson** (son of Mikael). Evidence is Esther's married name being Mikaelson after she married Mikael.