#epic!athena

[sprnklersplashes]

Athena, narrating: This is Penelope. Penelope loves her personal space. Athena: And this is Odysseus. Odysseus also loves Penelope's personal space. *smash cut to Odysseus wrapped around Penelope's body like a baby koala*

[kyle-core]

I really like athena so here are 2 of my favorites drawings of her

[the-infamous-odysseus]

I decided to join @mircsy's Athena DTIYS (I was too impatient to wait for my digital pen so I used fingers) (after all I sold my soul to finish this piece) *cough* ANYWAY I had a lot fun with it 💙

You gotta forgive me the poor quality

[gale-gentlepenguin]

I really love Athena’s and Odysseus’ falling out in “My Goodbye”. Because this isn’t a case where one person is completely in the wrong. Both of them have gripes with eachother and it’s clear it’s been boiling up for a while.

Athena is correct, being a warrior of the mind means you are strategic and need to make calculated decisions. Odysseus sparing the cyclops was a stupid decision. And she is right to call him out on it. She warned him about how he was straying from the warrior of the mind, mindset. And it will only result in more dead friends

But Odysseus also puts out a good point. It’s so easy to judge when she isn’t the one on the battlefield, she’s immortal, she has no concept of dying or mortality. She isn’t the one that has to kill the babies or watch her comrades die because of one mistake. What good is being her student if he is haunted by his actions

Athena tells him that she is not his friend, she was his mentor, and it’s clear she was wasting her time with him. (Petty insults here)

Odysseus comes out saying “I know what IM fighting for, you’re just fighting for notoriety.” And his big finish is “Hey if you are so wise, why are you the one who’s alone?” Basically saying that’s what her teachings left her. All alone.

This struck a nerve, and Athena went with a more cold approach, and she basically goes.

“You will regret your decisions. I was your brains. And you won’t realize it soon because you are just a man.” Basically as a way to say he is narrow sited. And then she leaves.

Now after that, she basically went no contact with Odysseus for 10 years. Which to a normal person is a long time. But to Athena, it’s more like 10 minutes. Basically to her, she just had that arguement and realizing “Ohhhh I might have been a bit too harsh.”

Odysseus meanwhile was struggling. Which she was right about. But to his defense, most of those struggles weren’t his fault. It was his crew being stupid. But even after all that. He does call out to her in his darkest hour. Showing how he does wish for her help. How he misses his friend/mentor.

This is also why her relationship with Telemachus was great, because while Odysseus was learning ruthlessness. Athena was learning empathy and compassion. In a way, her arc was the reverse of Odysseus. She realized a warrior of the mind could have emotions, could be caring but also strong. emotions Tempered their decisions.

So when Athena gave her all to save ody in god games. She appealed to mercy of Zeus. She made a passionate plea for him. Something that the old calculating and by the numbers Athena wouldn’t have done.

Athena was changed by Odysseus and Telemachus. Athena even changing her vision of the world she wants. A world of understanding.

So her meeting with Odysseus in “I can’t help but Wonder” is such a touching bittersweet moment. It’s two old friends reuniting and seeing themselves on different trajectories. But having a mutual respect for eachother. There were no apologies given, because they weren’t needed. They both had their next steps set up and they wished eachother luck.

[haley-harrison]

Hilarious that in God Games, when Apollo mentions the sirens, Athena's like "Now they'll thread with caution first, to live another day and sing another verse."

Um. Bestie.... They're dead.

Pretty sure they won't do that (or anything else, lmao).

[merkthemenace]

I love how in the early snippets of god games, when Athena yells out Ares’s name it sounds like she’s in pain but in the official song she yells it out in annoyance. Just like you would yell out your sibling’s name in annoyance as well

[the-viola-urge-to-be-cesario]

Epic! Odysseus and Epic!Athena, you will always be very dear to me.

[tazabel]

Athena: I had a friend before and he was a lot like you… Athena: Old friend, it's been ten years since I last saw you… me: (my heart whole again) Bring it on, mr. Jorgenbong Borgonbong, I can face anything now. Odysseus: (softly, in pain) All I hear are screams… me: (my heart shattered on the floor) … nevermind. Where have I put the duct tape?