She was the demigod daughter of Zeus and the mortal Spartan queen Leda, the step-daughter of King Tyndareus, and was the half-sister of Castor, Polydeuces, Clytemnestra, Timandra, and Phylonoe.
She was the wife of Meleneus, and with him mothered Hermione. Following her mortal death, via humans' idolization and admiration, she was resurrected as a Goddess of Steel, symbolizing humans' dream of an ideal beautiful woman.
Shortly after her deification, she abandoned her Pantheon to join Cain and his Knights of Hell, becoming an infamous figure within the Abrahamic Pantheon. Centuries after worth, she was recorded by the Prophet John of Patmos in the Book of Revelation as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, with her being the Red Horseman who symbolized war and conquest. Due to the numerous slaughters and countless wars she had started, she was sealed by the Angels within the Quadruplex Hermagedon, only to be released when the Armageddon began for her to signify the ultimate conflict to end all conflicts.
As a Goddess of Steel reborn from humans' desire for the ideal woman, Helen is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful goddesses, even noted to be far more beautiful than actual Goddesses of Beauty such as Aphrodite, Freyja, or Ishtar. Because of this new nature of her, her physical appearance is now constantly changing to fit her beholders' epitome of feminine beauty. Before her deification, Helen was an exceptionally beautiful woman.
She had has a slender yet curvy and bewitching figure, with well-endowed breasts and a plump and ample butt. She had smooth and flawless fair skin, long and wavy golden hair that reached her waist, and mesmerizing electric-blue eyes that could enchant all those who met her eyes.
She wore a porcelain-white robes with golden embroideries, numerous golden jewellery engraved with intricate images, and an intricately-crafted golden circlet. Angered by her interference, Kratos pushed her aside and struck at the fleeing Zeus. Saddened by what he had done. Kratos asked Athena why she would sacrifice herself.
Athena replied that Zeus must live so that Olympus could prevail. She also revealed that Kratos was the child of Zeus, who was compelled to destroy his father just as Zeus had done to Cronos. Athena's revelation confirmed that Kratos was her brother and he was a Demigod.
Sickened by that very fact and more vengeful than ever, Kratos claimed that he had no father and left Athena to die in a spectacular burst of green light. Kratos then proclaimed that if all the Gods deny him his vengeance then they will all deserve death.
There, Athena, in a Ghost-Like State , appeared to Kratos, gave him the Blades of Exile and told him that in order for him to defeat Zeus, he had to venture back up the mountain and extinguish The Flame of Olympus , which he would find on the other side of Hera's Garden. Athena also informed Kratos about Pandora's Box, which he would find once he had reached the Flame. When a skeptical Kratos inquired as to her sudden change in heart, Athena explained that her death had brought about a change in her, an ascension to a level beyond that of the Gods, and how she understood more in that form than she did in the past.
She stated that Zeus' death was necessary if humanity was ever to be freed, and would aid Kratos throughout his quest. After Kratos succeeded in killing Zeus, Athena stated that it was time that mankind heard her message and insisted that Kratos give the powers of the Box back to her. Kratos however, sneered at her sentiments and cited the fact that Chaos was ravaging the world and the fact that Pandora's Box was empty.
Confused at first, Athena then realized that when Kratos opened the box to defeat Ares, it unleashed all the evils that Zeus had captured and infected the Gods. Instead of drawing on the evil powers within the box as she had once thought, Kratos had in fact acquired the power of Hope , the power that Athena herself had sealed in the box, should it ever be opened again.
During all that time, however, Kratos had that power buried underneath all his anger, sorrow, and guilt, and thus shielded it from everyone, including himself. Athena insisted again that Kratos return the power of Hope to her, in order to restore the world and rule it as the new Queen of Olympus.
Kratos instead decided to impale himself with the Blade of Olympus and thereby release Hope to all of mankind. A horrified Athena exclaimed that mankind would not know what to do with such power, before she expressed her disappointment in Kratos.
Then, after Athena removed the Blade of Olympus from his chest, she vanished, and left Kratos in a puddle of blood. It was widely assumed that Athena was infected with the evil of Greed, although it was not noticeable until after her death. Athena wasn't heard of in many years and her whereabouts were unknown for a long time.
Athena appears silently before Kratos as he travels home to retrieve the Blades of Chaos. Kratos, still holding a grudge against her, demands that she gets out of his head, and she vanishes. Later, she reappears in the doorway of his house while he dons the Blades.
She mocks Kratos for trying to change and declares that he is and will always be a monster. Kratos agrees, but counters that he is no longer her monster. He then walks through Athena's image, while she disappears. Of all the Gods on Mount Olympus in the God of War series, Athena was arguably the least selfish and was in fact, very noble, as was displayed not only by her deep love for her people and her horror of Ares' siege on Athens, but also her deep concern and love for the rest of humanity; as shown in God of War III , she stated that she intended to "liberate" mankind with the power of Hope.
She also was seen loving her family - particularly her father, Zeus, deeply, and even sacrificed her own life to save him, although it is possible that she only did so to save the world, as the death of Zeus would have meant the death of Olympus, and thus the destruction of the entire world.
Athena even cared greatly for Kratos: she elevated him as a God, shielded him from Olympus' wrath, guided him on his quest, and remained his closest ally in all of the games. That was possibly due to her knowledge that Kratos was her brother. For some reason, she desired the death of Zeus and motivated Kratos's quest for vengeance. It was possible that she was affected by the evil, Greed, when Kratos opened Pandora's Box, which changed her motives to personal gain.
However, she did not show any of that evil in God Of War II while she was alive, indicating she was resisting it with all she had until her death. She also claimed to have had a message for humanity. It was unknown what she ultimately had in mind, but it seemed that she wished the destruction of the Olympians so that she could rebuild the world and rule mankind as its sole all-powerful God.
Furthermore, according to Erin Torpey, Athena's voice actress for God of War III , she considered Athena as "Trying to do some good to the world, but ultimately wants to take it over," which further lent to the possibility that she was not as benevolent as she presented herself to be. In God of War , Athena while appearing in front of Kratos as an illusion retained her greed and anger towards Kratos continuously goading him about his terrible past.
Kratos at this point however now resented her and was unfazed at her illusion and coldly told her he may be a monster but he was no longer her monster.
As the Goddess of War and Wisdom, Athena was one of the most powerful gods on Olympus; with a large variety of abilities, she was just as powerful if not more powerful as Ares, her rival. Athena was very devoted to protecting Olympus and her father, Zeus.
She was favored by Zeus among the rest of his children, which ignited the jealousy of her brother, Ares. Athena even went as far to protect Zeus from being killed by Kratos, though whether she did that to protect the world or out of genuine love for her father was unknown.
Athena died by taking the strike meant for Zeus and the King of the Gods took that opportunity to flee while he showed no emotion for his beloved daughter despite favoring her, but it could be that he had already been corrupted by the evils of Pandora's Box by that point, and his fear of Kratos may have overshadowed any grief for his daughter, however he did show some remorse for her death later on in the series.
After her death, Zeus tensely remarked on how she died because of Kratos' revenge. It was shown that something changed Athena. She claimed to see things where she didn't see before and believed that Mankind would suffer as long as Zeus lived. During the duration of the game, she did everything to help Kratos kill Zeus. Athena never revealed herself to her father, possibly so he would not attempt to stop her or inform Kratos of her questionable intentions.
Athena always was the most caring God to Kratos. That stemmed from their first meeting during the Raid on Sparta. Kratos tried to revolt, but was beaten down by Ares. It was Athena who stopped Ares that day from killing Kratos. She saved the life of her brother and showed regret for what she and Ares had to do. In his 10 years of servitude to the Gods, it was mostly Athena who told Kratos which task was asked of him. During Kratos' journey to the Sisters of Fate, she communicated with him and tried to stop him, but her warnings were ignored by him.
It was also interesting to note that Athena knew that Kratos was still alive after Zeus' betrayal when all of the others had believed him to be dead.
That showed that she was aware of his capabilities and continued to watch over him even after his dethronement as God of War. In return, Kratos was shown to care about Athena to a degree, since he was saddened by the fact that he stabbed her when he tried to kill Zeus, in direct contrast to Zeus who showed no emotion over her death, despite favoring Athena and fleeing afterwards.
Kratos, on the other hand, was shown to be grieving over the lost of his dying ally later revealed to be his sister and asked her the reason for her sacrifice to which she revealed that it was to protect the world. She soon revealed Zeus' relation to Kratos by extension herself as well , which shocked him as she tried to tell him to abandon his goal of vengeance. But despite Athena's pleas for Kratos to stop his ambition, he ignored her words and went on to state how he would destroy all of the Gods who stood in his way and watched calmly as Athena died.
He was doubtful about her desire to help him, but later agreed to let her lead him to the flame. She tried to win back his trust and she did at a certain point. In his psyche, Kratos came face to face with his past sins, one of which was forgiving himself for killing Athena, which showed that he was deeply tormented for killing one of the few people besides his family who stood by his side no matter what. But, after Athena revealed her true intentions, he felt betrayed once more, which lead to an argument.
He eventually repaid her by thwarting her plans by attempting suicide and released the power that she craved the most: Hope. She was outraged and proclaimed to the dying Kratos: "You disappoint me, Spartan. Kratos then grinned before he died. Years later, through her last interaction with Kratos, whom had ended up in Nordic land, it was seen they have never reconciled, with her having probably still consumed by the evil of Greed.
She is still distraught by what he had done decades earlier, releasing the power of Hope, the now older Kratos still holding a grudge against her for previously meddling in his life and what he has suffered through his entire life by the Olympians.
Kratos acknowledges her presence in a slightly startled reaction and then demands her to leave. Kratos ignores his sister's declarations by acknowledging while he may still be a monster, he is not her monster anymore and simply walks through her body, causing her to dissipate.
Athena's relationship with her brother, Ares, was quite complex.
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