Athena (Mythology)

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Athena
Biographical Information
Other names	Minerva (Roman equivalent) Pallas Athene
Occupation	Goddess of wisdom and warfare
Alignment	Good
Affiliations	Olympians
Goal	Helping heroes with their quests, such as Perseus and Odysseus.
Home	Mount Olympus
Relationships
Parents	Triton (adoptive father) Zeus (father) Metis (mother) Hera (stepmother)
Siblings	Pallas (adoptive sister) Aeacus, Apollo, Ares, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Heracles, Hermes, Minos, Pandia, Perseus, Rhadamanthus (half-brothers) Angelos, Aphrodite, Artemis, Eileithyia, Enyo, Eris, Ersa, Hebe, Helen of Troy, Persephone, the Graces, the Horae, the Litae, the Muses, the Moirai (half-sisters)
Children	Erichthonius (adoptive son)
Pets	Her owl
Allies	Pallas † (best friend), Nike, Artemis, Odysseus, Perseus
Minions	Medusa (formerly)
Enemies	Medusa, Zeus, Hera, Arachne
Personal information
Likes	Wisdom, good counsel, heroic endeavour, defensive warfare, military strategy, general-ship, handicraft, weaving and pottery, literature, science and mathematics.
Dislikes	Ares and Poseidon
Powers and abilities	War and battle manipulation Wisdom manipulation Weaving
Status	Active

Athena (Roman equivalent Minerva) is a mythological character in Greek and Roman myths. In Greek mythology Athena is the daughter of Zeus and Metis and the Greek goddess of wisdom, war and battle strategy. She is also a virgin goddess, alongside her aunt Hestia and her half-sister Artemis.

History

Background

Fearing that his unborn son with Metis would overwhelmed him, Zeus ate her whole. However, nine months later, Athena was born instead. However, two versions differed. After she's was born from Zeus' head, Hera decided to asexually produce Hephaestus in retaliation for her step-daughter's birth. Zeus started getting splitting headaches and Hermes then realized what needed to be done and directed Hephaestus to take a wedge and split open Zeus's skull from which Athena came out. Both accounts claim Athena was fully grown at birth wearing a full set of armour.

After being born from Zeus' thoughts, Athena was fostered by her cousin Triton and raised alongside his daughter, Pallas. Unfortunately, Pallas was accidentally killed by Athena with a spear in a mock fight. Athens created a statue with Pallas's likeliness and to ensure her best friend's legacy remained alive, Athena was sometimes named Pallas Athene.

Trivia

• Despite being a virgin goddess, Athena is the only one to become a mother, as her son Erichthonius was born. Hephaestus tried to rape her but Athena fought him off. During the struggle, his semen fell on her thigh, and Athena, in disgust, wiped it away with a scrap of wool. However, Erichthonius was born.