Post by Prq in What Does She Have Against Asterion Anyway?

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That's.... true.... Hmm, now I'm not sure haha

the Olympic gods have always been spiteful and bitter, Athena is probably just doing it for the sake of it. for example, shes known to be a sore loser with the tale of Arachne who was turned into the first spider because she beat Athena in a weaving contest. The 12 are flawed beings

Prq2 years ago

That's certainly true! We may be looking for some greater reason in this, where the answer is literally just 'because she felt like it' or 'because she could'

Kenta2 years ago

knowing how the game has gone so far, I doubt the devs would out right go for "because she felt like it" they seem to be alluding to something going on behind the scenes

Theodwulf2 years ago

Flawed, certainly, but Athena isn't that kind of... impulsive is maybe the word I'd use? I think if a story had her doing something like this, something that requires this level of planning, logistics, negotiation, and strategy--all things she's admittedly good at--for no more reason than "just because," I'd say that story wasn't being fair to Athena

Even in stories with an antagonistic Athena, such as Arachne, or an outright evil Athena-equivalent, such as the Wicked and the Divine, I don't think a story gets to call an Athena "Athena" unless there's a reason for what she does and plans. That reason might be misguided, harmful, imperialistic, even insane, but she'd have to be the only Olympian who I just plain wouldn't ever buy that she's acting on pure whimsy.

KashyaCharsi2 years ago(+1)

Or she just wanted to mess with Poseidon by proxy.

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