Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, philosophy, justice, law, mathematics, strength, arts, crafts, weaving, skill and reason who sprung from Zeus' forehead fully armored after he swallowed her mother, Metis. She represents just decisions and strategic warfare and is the only goddess allowed to carry Zeus' thunderbolts. She led battles as the disciplined, strategic side of war, in contrast to her brother Ares, the patron of violence, bloodlust and slaughter.
She has aided numerous heroes such as Heracles and Perseus, and supported the Greeks during the Trojan War. Although her given name is Athena, she adopted the name of her friend Pallas after killing him in battle. It was at this time that Zeus gave her the Aegis, a piece of armor capable of protecting her from all evil and disaster.
She was depicted crowned, with a crested helm, armed with a shield and spear. She is commonly shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the owl. She is the virgin patron of Athens, which was named in honor of her (the Parthenon, which overlooks the city, was a temple the Athenians dedicated to her). The Greeks especially also associate the olive with her, as she won a contest against Poseidon to decide who would be the patron god or goddess of what would become Athens when she planted an olive tree as a gift to the city.
Although Perseus' conquest of Medusa is well known, later versions of the tale of Medusa describe how she was originally a ravishing woman with beautiful hair. She was so enamored with herself that she boasted one day that her hair was more beautiful than that of even Athena. In a fit of rage, Athena turned Medusa's hair into snakes that would turn anyone who looked at them into stone. Still unsatisfied, Athena had Perseus slay Medusa and is then said to have fitted Medusa's head into the Aegis to make it even more powerful. Another version was that Medusa herself was a high-priestess of Athena. Loyal and devout, Medusa's near supernatural beauty prompted people to make attempts at wooing her and would often come to Athena's temple simply to see Medusa. Of the men who wished to have the beautiful Medusa as their own, the most powerful was Poseidon, the Lord of the Ocean who was determined to make her his own. Using his divine powers, Poseidon made Medusa enter a dream-like state in which she succumbed to his advances. Outraged at Medusa having had been seduced by her arch-enemy, Athena punished the high-priestess by transforming her into the first gorgon. As a gorgon those fair features were hideously wrought and those golden locks twisted to hissing vipers. Anyone that met her eyes was petrified, a statue for all eternity.
"A goddess in Greek mythology revered as the Goddess of War, Skill, Strategy and Weaving. She is the virgin patron of Athens, and is honored at the Parthenon. She has aided numerous heroes such as Heracles and Perseus, and supported the Greeks during the Trojan War. Although her given name is Athena, she adopted the name of her friend Pallas after killing him in battle. It was at this time that Zeus gave her the Aegis, a piece of armor capable of protecting her from all evil and disaster. Although Perseus' conquest of Medusa is well known, Medusa was originally a ravishing woman with beautiful hair. She was so enamored with herself that she boasted on day that her hair was more beautiful then that of even Athena. In a fit of rage, Athena turned Medusa's hair into snakes that would turn anyone who looked at them into stone. Still unsatisfied, Athena had Perseus slay Medusa and is then said to have fitted Medusa's head into the Aegis to make it even more powerful."
—Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE compendium
Pallas Athena appears as support to Thor when he acts as boss in Celu Tower's gold instance and also as a gatekeeper to Ares' floor in the Steven instance. Players can obtain the ability to fuse her by recording at least 90 demons in their compendium. She can be fused in a special fusion of Throne, Sati and Valkyrie.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey[]
"The virgin war goddess who sprungfrom fully armored after he swallowed her mother, Metis. She is the patron goddess of Athens and is associated with olive trees."
—Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey compendium
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse[]
"The virgin war goddess who sprung from Zeus' forehead fully armored after he swallowed her mother, Metis. She is the patron goddess of Athens and is associated with olive trees."
—Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse compendium
Pallas Athena can teach Nanashi the Makarakarn, Mortal Jihad and Holy Wrath skills through her Demon Whisper. She benefits from learning Physical, Light, Almighty, healing and support skills.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers[]
"The virgin war goddess who sprung from Zeus' forehead fully armored after he swallowed her mother, Metis. She is the patron goddess of Athens and is often associated with olive trees."
—Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers 3DS compendium
Megami Ibunroku Persona[]
Pallas Athena is the highest leveled Persona of the Justice Arcana. In order to create her, the protagonist must fuse Scylla and Arachne together with the Totem Olive Accessory, which is dropped by Fafnir. Upon being returned to the Velvet Room at MAX Rank, Pallas Athena produces a Caesar Armor, the strongest body armor in the game.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin[]
"Greek goddess of wisdom, war and weaving. The favorite among Zeus' children."
—PSX profile
Persona 3[]
"Daughter of Zeus, and a goddess of great martial ability. She fights to protect her land or family, but never for sheer bloodlust. Her symbol is the olive tree."
—Persona 3 Reload background
Athena is Aigis' ultimate Persona in Persona 3. She is a well-balanced and versatile Persona whose real potential lies in her exceptionally high Endurance and her plethora of supportive spells, though she is also highly capable of offense and acting as an emergency healer whenever needed.
Persona 4 Arena[]
Pallas Athena returns as Aigis' Persona in Persona 4 Arena. Athena, along with Sukuna-Hikona and Thanatos, are the only Personas that can use Megido skills.
However, like Yu Narukami and Izanagi, Aigis is limited to Athena and cannot change Personas during fights, save for her Instant Kill.
Persona 5 Royal[]
Pallas Athena is DLC purchase for the game in the PlayStation Store along with a Picaro version. She comes with Akasha Arts, a strong Physical skill. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Athena will yield the Kugelbeinaccessory, which gives the wearer Auto-Maraku and +5 to their Endurance. During a fusion alarm, Athena will yield the Kugelbein R accessory instead, which will give the wearer Auto-Maraku as well as +8 to their Endurance. When Athena Picaro is itemized through Electric Chair execution, she will yield a Charge Skill Card. During a fusion alarm, Athena Picaro will yield a Concentrate Skill Card instead.
Devil Survivor 2[]
"The virgin war goddess who sprung from Zeus' forehead fully armored after he swallowed her mother, Metis. She is the patron goddess of Athons and is associated with olive trees."
—Devil Survivor 2 compendium
In Devil Survivor 2, Pallas Athena is a unique demon that doesn't require a particular fusion combination to create. Instead, the player has to achieve a Fate level of 5 with Makoto Sako before it is available. Once this has been achieved, it is unlocked for fusion on all subsequent runs as long as the player imports their save.
The Animation[]
As an allusion to Makoto's Fate Events in the original game, Pallas Athena makes its appearance in The Animation, under the ownership of Makoto herself. The demon became available to Makoto after Fumi Kanno upgraded their cell phones to summon demons under Nicaea.
Makoto first summons Pallas Athena in a battle against Benetnasch, where it dealt major damage to its full body by impaling it in multiple areas with an unknown attack. However, she, along with the other Tamers' demons, was forced back to her owner's cell phone when Benetnasch utilized its demon-revoking frequency waves.
She, along with everyone else's demon, goes to Hibiki in episode 13. She was fused with Suzaku to make Metatron.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2[]
"The goddess of war in Greek mythology and one of the twelve Olympian gods. She sprung from Zeus' forehead fully armored after he swallowed her mother, Metis. She is also considered the goddess of skill and art, and though she is the goddess of war, would only engage in battle to protect that which she loves and never for the sake of warfare."
In Persona 3, Athena holds her traditional shield reflecting the head of Medusa. This shield is known as the "Aegis of Athena."
One of Kanji Tatsumi's weapons is a shield called the Aegis Shield, which has a coloration and design that resembles that of Athena's signature revolving shield in Persona 3, though it no longer bears the head of Medusa. It also gives Kanji a very significant boost in Endurance (+10).
Pallas Athena is an Epithet, or a title of Athena given to her by authors or worshipers. In the Iliad, Pallas Athena was always her name. Pallas means to brandish, in reference to when Athena brandished the shield of Aegis.
The fact that Pallas relates to the Aegis shield is a connection to Aigis, as Pallas Athena is her ultimate Persona.
Athena appears alongside Izanagi, Thanatos and Messiah as one of the Personas featured in Lord of Vermillion Re: 2, once again serving as one of Aigis' Personas. She uses Orgia Mode as her skill, which increases Aigis' stats temporarily and enables her to use Heavenly Spear as her main offensive ability.
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