Athena

### Aliases

Goddess of Wisdom, Goddess of Reason, Goddess of Strategy, Goddess of Warfare, Goddess of Crafts & Arts (Purviews)
Goddess, Princess of Olympus, Heir to Olympus, Patron of Athens, Patron of Heroic Endeavour, Patron of the Amazons, The Wise One (Titles)
Minerva, Areia (Aliases)

### Relatives

Zeus (Father)
Metis (Mother, Deceased)
Hera (Stepmother)
Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, Hercules (Half Brothers)
Artemis, Enyo, Eileithyia, Hebe, Britomartis, Diana, Cassandra Sandsmark (Half Sisters)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Olympian Goddess Physiology:** Athena is known to be one of the most powerful daughters of Zeus, hence being an extremely powerful goddess. Due to her considerable influence, she bears a greater level of worship than most of the Olympians, which contributes to her powers greatly. The only gods who surpass her are the six oldest Olympians (Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter & Hestia). She is rivaled by both Apollo & Artemis.
	+ ***Immortality*:** Daimons are immortal & can live forever. They do not age like humans & are unaffected by time or succumbing to mortal frailty as sickness or impotence of any kind.
	+ ***Superhuman Agility***
	+ ***Superhuman Durability***
	+ ***Superhuman Senses***: Daimons' senses are enhanced to immense superhuman levels, allowing them to perceive the world in far greater detail than the senses the average human possesses.
	+ ***Superhuman Speed***
	+ ***Superhuman Strength*:** Daimons possess incredible physical prowess.
	+ ***Transfiguration*:** Olympians possess the ability to shapeshift & to transfigure others. Athena is very gifted in this ability, having been the cause of the transformation Medusa & her sisters into the first Gorgons, Coronis into the first raven, Arachne into the first spider & Perdix into a partridge.
* **Divine Abilities**
	+ ***Council of Twelve*:** Athena is a member of the Council of Twelve, making her one of the twelve major deities of the pantheon. Every summer & winter solstice, they hold an official meeting to discuss the state of their pantheon.
	+ ***Goddess of Wisdom / Goddess of Reason*:** Athena is extremely wise, intelligent & knowledgeable, constantly coming up with brilliant ideas. She tends to measure the odds without taking her own or others' feelings into account. She taught the Greeks numerous skills, such as mathematics & utilizing the oxen to plow their fields.
	+ ***Goddess of Strategy*:** Athena is an exceptionally skilled tactician with great observation skills & superb capacity for planning for the long term before acting. Unlike Ares, she only uses violence as a last resort after thinking things through. Percy noted that she wouldn't make a mistake because she hated her target or held emotional opinions. If she made a plan to destroy an enemy, that plan would never fail. Zeus admires Athena's incredible tactical skills & considers her to be his best strategist.
	+ ***Goddess of Warfare*:** Athena is a superb warrior & a complete master of both armed & hand-to-hand combat though she frequently uses her wisdom to overcome her opponents instead of sheer force. During the Trojan War, she managed to defeat Ares single-handedly & force him to flee the battlefield. She was able to defeat the fire-breathing Enceladus (the most cunning Giant), with the help of Hercules. Some believe that she rivals in battle to Poseidon (one of the three mightiest Olympians).
		- ***Telumkinesis*:** Athena also has control over any weapon, granting her the ability to conjure any weapon, curse weapons, disarm his opponents with a gesture & gain knowledge about a weapon when she sees it.
	+ ***Goddess of Crafts*:** Athena is an incredibly skillful craftswoman. While not quite as good at inventing things as Hephaestus or Hermes, she realized many notable inventions. She invented the bridle to enable men to tame horses & the first flute, which played beautifully for being filled with her divine breath. She notably designed and built the first chariot. She is best known for her talent in weaving, the very art she invented. She once made magical ropes capable of restraining Zeus himself, to the point he needed help. During her contest with Arachne, Athena wove a flawless tapestry that was "majestic, breathtaking, & radiated the power of the Olympian gods", though the contest ended in a match.
	+ ***Goddess of Arts*:** Athena has an affinity for arts & music, though not quite on par with that of Apollo. She is shown to be very eloquent, as she could manipulate other gods. She has even avoided punishment through talking with Zeus. She also can never forget what she hears.
	+ ***Curses*:** Athena can place horrible curses on objects & people. She once cursed a flute to give the worst fortune to the next person to play it, which ended up with the satyr Marsyas getting flayed alive by Apollo. In the Trojan War, she cursed Ajax the Lesser with madness.
	+ ***Control of Animals*:** She possesses a high level of control over animals sacred to her, such as owls & serpents.
* **Aegis:** A shield that has the face of Medusa on it. It is often used by Athena & her father Zeus. When activated, the shield gives off a terrible, fearful aura that forces adversaries away from the shield & the wearer. This provides extremely good safety for the wielder. It is extremely durable, more so than ordinary shields.

### Weaknesses

* **Pride:** Athena can be extremely prideful & stern, having a dark side like the other deities. She is the reason Medusa & her sisters are the fearsome Gorgons, which was just to get back at Poseidon.
* **Vanity:** After Paris picked Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess instead of her or Hera, Athena did everything within her power to bring him down during the Trojan War.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* Her sacred animals are the owls & serpents, which represent the wisdom of the sky & earth, respectively.
* Athena is the patron goddess of Athens, which was named after her.
* Athena is Zeus' favorite daughter due to her strategic & fair nature. He once trusted her to wield his thunderbolt.
* She gets along best with her half-sister Artemis. The two frequently talk after meetings.
* She has a rivalry with Arachne, her uncle Poseidon, half brother Ares (she considers his violent & bloody version of combat tasteless) & Aphrodite (finds her shallow & conceited).
* When she leads in battle, Athena was known as "Athena Promachos."
* Athena was known as "Athena Parthenos" ("Athena the Virgin"), which was how she was worshiped at the Athenian Parthenon. This would also be the name of her statue that stood there, which eventually becoming the most famous Greek statue of all time.
* The Statue of Liberty was built in representation of her.
* Her Norse equivalent would be Freya or Nerthus. Her Egyptian equivalents (in terms of attributes) are Seshat, Isis, Thoth & Neith.