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Do you think you are smart mortal?

Maybe you are, but no mortal is


smarter than me. The goddess of wisdom and military victory, I am the
favorite daughter of the mighty Zeus. Although my brother Ares is the
god of war, and I, the goddess of battle strategy, he loves the
bloodshed, while I love the planning and thinking, and therefore we
constantly clash. I have never fallen to the claws of Aphrodites love,
and do not have any blood children.
The owl is one of my constant companions, as well as my
representative symbol, as it is very wise, like my student, Arachne,
should have been.
at the loom. Although her skills were impeccable, she did not have the
sense to be humble, and (start getting louder and louder until at rage
level) instead went about boasting that MY tapestries were no match for
HERS!
She challenged me at the loom, and I wove a beautiful, flawless
tapestry depicting the gods in all of our glory, and although Arachne had
no errors, she had chosen to mock the gods with hers! I raged, turning
this horrid girl into the eight-legged crawler that she deserved to be.
Her lesson should be learned by all others, for it is good to have talent
and skill, but one must not discount the abilities of others when they
think they are the best.
See my shield? Look closely and you will see the head of the Gorgon,
Medusa! Hair of snakes and eyes that turned others to stone! Perhaps
she thought she was powerful Yet, here she rests, forever in my
grasp. Defeated by a true female warrior. Yes, Ive helped fought many
battles in my day, alongside Hercules and Perseus; opposing Hera,
Aphrodite, Teiresias, even Enkelados in the War of the Giants!
Perhaps you still want to call on me envoke the power of the
mightiest Greek goddess! Do not doubt my great strength, power, and
wisdom. Never underestimate Athena!

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