Athena

The strategic mind of Olympus who favors intellect over brute force.

Athena stands as one of the most powerful and influential deities within the Olympian pantheon, ruling over wisdom, strategic warfare, and crafts. Her demigod daughter Annabeth Chase is one of Percy Jackson's closest friends and later his girlfriend.

Quick Facts

Role

Goddess of Wisdom and Strategic Warfare

Affiliation

The Twelve Olympians

Parentage

Zeus (father) and Metis (mother)

Domain

Wisdom
War Strategy
Crafts
Weaving

Lore & Background

She cursed the inventor Daedalus with a murderer's mark because he killed his nephew Perdix. In The Chalice of the Gods, Athena helps Percy on his quest to return Ganymede's stolen chalice, which Annabeth takes as a sign that her mother has finally accepted their relationship.