Athena

"Reach forward and taunt the opposition. Teleport and support your allies."

Athena is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
In war, there are two kinds of soldiers: those that fight for blood, and those that fight for honor. The first crave the clash of steel and smell of slaughter, the latter know the wisdom of justice, the kindness of mercy, and that life should never be taken wantonly. These different warriors seek different Gods. Ares, God of War revels in the bloodletting, but his sister, Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, is patron to those who fight with dignity, and only when there is no other alternative.

Favored daughter of Zeus, wise as ten thousand scholars, just as the scales themselves; Athena is a paragon of incorruptible virtue, and worshipped with righteous fervor. So revered is she that Athens, greatest city in all the world, is named for her, and regal temples adorn the countryside in her honor, each tended by loyal priestesses. To Athena, a life is a precious thing that need not be wasted in frivolous battle. Bloodthirsty Ares, on the other hand, is reviled by their father and chained by his ravenous subjects.

At the Siege of Troy, Ares disobeyed Zeus and joined with the battle, fighting for the mortal Trojans. Athena rose to stop him, indirectly championing the Greeks, but directly keeping the order of divine law. Their fierce battle clashed in unspeakable proportions, ending only when Ares limped from the battle field, cowed by his sister and rival. With Ares diminished, the tide of the war shifted and the heroes of the Greek Army toppled Troy.

In times of war, prayers are sent to both Gods. Ares, for bloodstained victory, Athena for honor, valor, and the wisdom to fight with dignity. Make no mistake, these are times of war, and Ares has already answered the call to arms. Athena, ever cautious with lives, goes to battle without eagerness, but solemn necessity, for the Goddess of Wisdom knows honor is for the living. The dead have no need of it.

General

 * Athena is one of the Twelve Olympians along with Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Demeter, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus and either Dionysus or Hestia.
 * Athena and Ares are both gods of war, but Athena is more focus on the strategic side of war while Ares is focus on the brutal side of war.
 * In May of 2021, Athena received a remodel, changing her default, High Counselor, Mastery skins, and a complete new Voice Pack, her other skins remained the same as they previously did.
 * One of Athena's joke line "There have been many artworks of me over the years, but the one you see before you is the best of them" is a reference to her remodel.
 * One of Athena's joke "Sure I have a taste for music. But I wouldn't call anyone a 'Rockstart'" is a reference to her pre rework voice lines use of the expresion Rockstar.
 * Athena along with Artio, Terra and Yemoja are the only goddesses in the Guardian Class.


 * One of Athena's jokes, Athena_Joke_7.ogg "It is all Greek to me! No, seriously, it is all Greek.", is a reference to the phrase Greek to me.

God Skins

 * T_Athena_T2Skin_Icon.pngShield of the Gorgon
 * The name of this skin is a reference to the origin myth of the Aegis Shield.


 * T_Athena_Russian_Icon.png T_Athena_WinterOlymp_Icon.pngRed Star/Winter Olympian
 * These skins were made to commemorate the 2014 Russian Winter Olympics. Winter Olympian was given for free to anyone who bought Athena's Red Star skin before Feb 24th 2014.
 * When the Winter Olympian skin was still obtainable, the main lobby screen for it featured Athena doing a similar warm up to Michelle Jenneke's in the 2012 Barcelona World Junior Championships.
 * This skin shares its theme with Olympian Anhur, Get Served Freya, Grand Slam Hercules, Home Run Heimdallr, The Dunk-Father Odin, Jaguar Footballer Xbalanque/Football Star 2014 Xbalanque and Weltmeister 2014 Xbalanque.


 * T_Athena_RiotDark_Icon.png T_Athena_RiotLight_Icon.pngPeacekeeper/Enforcer
 * These skins were also voiced by Kara Edwards.
 * This is the second set of two skins that Athena received.
 * The concepts for these skins were first shown on HirezScott's twitter where they were put into a poll to decide which to add. They ended up both being added with design elements from both concepts.
 * This skin shares its theme with K-9 Anubis.


 * T Athena Default Icon Old3.pngClassic
 * The actress who voiced Classic Athena, Kara Edwards, also voiced Beach Babe Aphrodite.
 * One of Athena's Killstreak quotes, Athena_Kill_Streak_1.ogg "I am Rockstar!", is a reference to Athena's VGS voiceline for VER, which is Athena Emote R.ogg "You is Rockstar!".
 * This skin shares it's theme with Classic Ares, Classic Eset, Classic Hades, Rterocules Hercules, Classic Ao Kuang Kukulkan, Old Wa Nu Wa and Classic Sobek.


 * T_Athena_Liberte_Icon.pngLiberté
 * This skin references the Second French Revolution.
 * This skin was available for purchase for 1 gem or 1 favor to honor and support France after the November 2015 Paris attacks.
 * The actress who voiced this skin, Karen Strassman, also voiced Torment/Agony Bellona.
 * This skin's God selection quote, FrenchAthena_Select_1.ogg "Liberty, equality, fraternity!", is a reference to Haiti's and France's national motto, Liberté, égalité, fraternité.
 * One of the skin's introduction quotes, FrenchAthena_Intro_2.ogg "Go tell those who sent you, that we are here by the will of the people!", is a reference to a quote made by French Revolutionist Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau.


 * T_Athena_Amazonian_Icon.pngAmazon
 * This skin was based on the rainforest named after the greek myth of a tribe of women warriors.
 * The actress who voiced this skin, Jeannie Tirado, also voiced Prototype Scylla, Such Cold Skadi, Wolfsbane Skadi, Sol, Meltdown Sol and Steamy Chibi Sol.
 * This skin shares its theme with Lord of the Amazon He Bo.


 * T_Athena_Armored_Icon.pngKnight of Wisdom
 * This skin was also voiced by Jeannie Tirado.
 * This skin shares its theme with Royal Champion Awilix, Vanguard Hercules, Vanquisher Nemesis and Black Knight/Noble Knight Osiris.


 * T_Athena_MysticGuardian_Icon.pngMystic Guardian
 * This skin was based on the magical girl genre of anime.
 * This skin shares its theme with Mystic Archer Artemis, Mystic Defender Neith Mystical Manipulator Nox and Mystic Enchantress Nu Wa.


 * T_Athena_BlightGuardian_Icon.pngT Athena SinisterSentinel Icon.png'''Blight Guardian/Sinister Sentinel
 * Currently, this is the only Athena skin that has a dark theme.
 * The actress who voiced this skin, Dawn Bennett, also voiced Celestial Eset and Death Lotus Da Ji.
 * This skin shares it's theme with Razor's Edge Eset, Infernal Father Odin and Infernal Omen Tsukuyomi.


 * T Athena DemonScourge Icon.pngDemon Scourge
 * This skin was part of the Odyssey: Reckoning event.
 * This skin shares its theme with Witchbane Izanami and Nightbane Jing Wei.

Skins
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 * -|High Counselor=
 * -|Shield of the Gorgon=
 * -|Red Star=
 * -|Peacekeeper=
 * -|Classic=
 * -|Liberté=
 * -|Enforcer=
 * -|Allegiance=
 * -|Amazon=
 * -|Knight of Wisdom=
 * -|Mystic Guardian=
 * -|Blight Guardian=
 * -|Blitz=
 * -|Sinister Sentinel=
 * -|Demon Scourge=
 * -|Winter Olympian=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=