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❧God/Goddess of: Wisdom and Strategy
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❧Age: 9018
❧Gender: Female
❧Personality: Calm, collected, brave, practical, fearless
❧Likes: Owls, crafting, weapons, olives and trees, and snakes
❧Dislikes: Servitude, dependence, segregation, being unable to act or forcibly held back/restrained, being beaten.
❧Biography: Daughter of Adrasteia and Zeus, she is also the mother of the late Homados and elder sister to Vincent. Unlike the Anger God, she was not known for her brutality and bullying behaviour. She was more of a stategist and a diplomat and was called upon to mediate in several disputes and wars amongst the Gods. She was not a goddess of warriors. But her strategy led to victory, so she was a goddess of victory in war. Athena also inspires crafts, intellect and feminism.
Her main weakness is that she has power in her own realm of wisdom and industry but none in the realm of the other deities. Had she not been vain she would have stayed away from the judgement of Paris. Had she been more beautiful he would have chosen her as the fairest. Had she not been vengeful she would not have the Acheans chase Helen. Had she not been jealous she would not have helped Perseus kill Medusa. Had she been a better deity she would be worshipped to this day. Athena often changes into the form of a bird, and for this reason is thought to have once been a bird goddess. She may be more vulnerable in this form.
❧Abilities: Can bend the odds in her favor, can create objects via different objects (i.e. Can make a spear out of concrete), Is almost impossible to defeat in battle. She also has the power of foresight. In fact a goddess lives beyond time.
❧Weaknesses: Too ruled by her head and out of touch with her emotions and femine side. Unapproachable and lacking in compassion. Her main weakness is that she has power in her own realm of wisdom and industry but none in the realm of the other deities.
❧Strengths: Strategic, crafty, rational, intelligent, a powerful defender and arbitrator.
【Extra?:】
۩She guides people to wisdom and teaches them crafts. She is a shape changer and can appear to people in any guise. But if she wants you to recognize her she can appear in an artistic guise that was familiar to you.
۩This Greek Goddess was referred to as the Goddess with bright eyes. Some scholars suggest that this supports the theory that in earlier times she was also a storm and lightening Goddess.
۩Since she is an immortal goddess she does not really need protection. Really it is the symbol of the protection that the gods can provide to men.
〖Archetypes〗
↣The Warrior
↣The Diplomat/Peacemaker
↣The Teacher/ Inventor
〖Symbols〗
The Owl
↠The symbol of the owl is closely associated with wisdom and victory
The Olive Tree
↠The symbol of the olive tree relates to the gift she offered to Cecrops, the first king of Athens
The Serpent or Snake
↠The snake or serpent is often depicted at the feet of the goddess as a symbol of the creative power of wisdom
The Symbols of weapons and armor - Helmet and Spear
↠The weapons reflect the strategic approach of the goddess and her preparation for war - a symbol of victory
The Aegis
↠The Aegis was a small shield bearing and engraving of the head of Medusa
The Chariot
↠The goddess was credited with inventing the chariot
