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In the story of [[Perseus]], the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and the slayer of [[Medusa]], Athena aided in his task to defeat the [[Gorgon]] by giving him a mirror-bright [[bronze]] shield.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref>
In the story of [[Perseus]], the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and the slayer of [[Medusa]], Athena aided in his task to defeat the [[Gorgon]] by giving him a mirror-bright [[bronze]] shield.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref>

Athena also helped the hero [[Herakles]] with at least some of the [[Labours of Hercules|tasks]] assigned to him by King [[Eurystheas]] of Mycenae. Athena gave Herakles a golden sword with which to cut the [[Lernaean Hydra|Hydra]]'s immortal head.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis|Argolis: The Hydra]]</ref> She was also there when Herakles cleaned up the [[Stable of Augeias|stable]] of King [[Augeias]] of [[Elis]].<ref name="ACOd" /> She gave the rattle [[Hephaistos]] had crafted to Herakles to help him with the [[Stymphalian birds]].<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Arkadia|Arkadia: The Stymphalian Birds]]</ref> And she aided him<ref name="ACOd" /> when he was told to retrieve the [[Apples of Eden|golden apples]] from the [[Garden of the Hesperides|garden]] of the [[Hesperides]].<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Hydrea|Hydrea: The Golden Apples of the Hesperides]]</ref> <ref name="Glyph 1">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#1|Glyph 1: "In the Beginning"]]</ref>
Athena also helped the hero [[Herakles]] with at least some of the [[Labours of Hercules|tasks]] assigned to him by King [[Eurystheas]] of Mycenae. Athena gave Herakles a golden sword with which to cut the [[Lernaean Hydra|Hydra]]'s immortal head.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis|Argolis: The Hydra]]</ref> She was also there when Herakles cleaned up the [[Stable of Augeias|stable]] of King [[Augeias]] of [[Elis]].<ref name="ACOd" /> She gave the rattle [[Hephaistos]] had crafted to Herakles to help him with the [[Stymphalian birds]].<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Arkadia|Arkadia: The Stymphalian Birds]]</ref> And she aided him<ref name="ACOd" /> when he was told to retrieve the [[Apples of Eden|golden apples]] from the [[Garden of the Hesperides|garden]] of the [[Hesperides]].<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Hydrea|Hydrea: The Golden Apples of the Hesperides]]</ref><ref name="Glyph 1">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#1|Glyph 1: "In the Beginning"]]</ref>

One of Athena's iconic features is the garment she was said to have worn, the [[Aegis]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref> In artworks of Athena made by ancient Greeks typically presented this as a sash with [[snake]]s and the Gorgon Medusa's head.<ref name="ACOd" />
One of Athena's iconic features is the garment she was said to have worn, the [[Aegis]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref> In artworks of Athena made by ancient Greeks typically presented this as a sash with [[snake]]s and the Gorgon Medusa's head.<ref name="ACOd" />

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	==Names==		==Names==
	{{Quote\|I am known by many names, but you may call me Minerva. My people are the source of your myths, and I have had many names. Athena. Sulis. Vör. Saraswati. We who came before reigned over humanity for thousands of years.\|Minerva to Owen Meyers, 2016.\|Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods}}		{{Quote\|I am known by many names, but you may call me Minerva. My people are the source of your myths, and I have had many names. Athena. Sulis. Vör. Saraswati. We who came before reigned over humanity for thousands of years.\|Minerva to Owen Meyers, 2016.\|Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods}}
	Minerva was known by many names both throughout and after her lifetime due to her long life and legacy as a goddess to humanity. Her earliest known names were '''{{Wiki\|Merva}}''' and '''Mera''', but with the evolution of human religion, a number of distinct and sometimes contemporaneous appellations arose. She was known as '''{{Wiki\|Athena}}''' to the ancient [[Greece\|Greeks]] and [[Egypt]]ians;<ref name="ACLD3" /> '''Minerva''', Athena's [[Rome\|Roman]] counterpart who shared her portfolio, to the ancient Romans; and '''{{Wiki\|Saraswati}}'''<ref name="ACLD3" /> to the Hindus. Other names included '''{{Wiki\|Sulis}}'''<ref name="ACLD3" /> from the Celts (also conflated as '''Sulis Minverva'''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Temple of Sulis Minerva]]</ref>), and both '''{{Wiki\|Vör}}'''<ref name="ACLD3" /> and '''{{Wiki\|Gunnlöð\|Gunnlöð}}''' from the [[Norsemen\|Norse]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Gunlodr]]</ref>		Minerva was known by many names both throughout and after her lifetime due to her long life and legacy as a goddess to humanity. Her earliest known names were '''{{Wiki\|Menrva\|Merva}}''' and '''Mera''', but with the evolution of human religion, a number of distinct and sometimes contemporaneous appellations arose. She was known as '''{{Wiki\|Athena}}''' to the ancient [[Greece\|Greeks]] and [[Egypt]]ians;<ref name="ACLD3" /> '''Minerva''', Athena's [[Rome\|Roman]] counterpart who shared her portfolio, to the ancient Romans; and '''{{Wiki\|Saraswati}}'''<ref name="ACLD3" /> to the Hindus. Other names included '''{{Wiki\|Sulis}}'''<ref name="ACLD3" /> from the Celts (also conflated as '''Sulis Minverva'''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Temple of Sulis Minerva]]</ref>), and both '''{{Wiki\|Vör}}'''<ref name="ACLD3" /> and '''{{Wiki\|Gunnlöð\|Gunnlöð}}''' from the [[Norsemen\|Norse]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Gunlodr]]</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	Minerva is a mythological figure and character introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', where she is voiced by [[Margaret Easley]]. Historically her known aliases and names were actually separate deities.		Minerva is a mythological figure and character introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', where she is voiced by [[Margaret Easley]]. Historically her known aliases and names were actually separate deities.

	Minerva's name is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ''*men-'', meaning "mind, understanding, reason; to think." Although Minerva claims to have been once known as Merva and Mera, historically Athena was never known by these names. Athena/Minerva's {{Wiki\|Etruscan religion\|Etruscan}} name was ~~{{Wiki\|~~Menrva}}.		Minerva's name is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ''*men-'', meaning "mind, understanding, reason; to think." Although Minerva claims to have been once known as Merva and Mera, historically Athena was never known by these names. Athena/Minerva's {{Wiki\|Etruscan religion\|Etruscan}} name was Menrva.

	Minerva was represented by one of the [[Monteriggioni statuette\|statuettes]] that could be collected in [[Monteriggioni]], and could be paired with a statue of Jupiter. The pair's description read "''Here sits the king of all [[Mount Olympus\|Olympus]], and beside him stands Wisdom, to guide his rule.''" The statuette of Minerva seems to be based on the statue of Athena sculpted by {{Wiki\|Leonidas Drosis}} for the modern {{Wiki\|Academy of Athens (modern)\|Academy of Athens}}, making its presence in the game anachronistic.		Minerva was represented by one of the [[Monteriggioni statuette\|statuettes]] that could be collected in [[Monteriggioni]], and could be paired with a statue of Jupiter. The pair's description read "''Here sits the king of all [[Mount Olympus\|Olympus]], and beside him stands Wisdom, to guide his rule.''" The statuette of Minerva seems to be based on the statue of Athena sculpted by {{Wiki\|Leonidas Drosis}} for the modern {{Wiki\|Academy of Athens (modern)\|Academy of Athens}}, making its presence in the game anachronistic.

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	Minerva is a mythological figure and character introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', where she is voiced by [[Margaret Easley]]. Historically her known aliases and names were actually separate deities.		Minerva is a mythological figure and character introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', where she is voiced by [[Margaret Easley]]. Historically her known aliases and names were actually separate deities.

	Minerva's name is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ''*men-'', meaning "mind, understanding, reason; to think." Although Minerva claims to have been once known as Merva and Mera, historically Athena was never known by these names. Athena/Minerva's {{Wiki\|Etruscan ~~mythology~~\|Etruscan}} name was {{Wiki\|Menrva}}.		Minerva's name is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ''*men-'', meaning "mind, understanding, reason; to think." Although Minerva claims to have been once known as Merva and Mera, historically Athena was never known by these names. Athena/Minerva's {{Wiki\|Etruscan religion\|Etruscan}} name was {{Wiki\|Menrva}}.

	Minerva was represented by one of the [[Monteriggioni statuette\|statuettes]] that could be collected in [[Monteriggioni]], and could be paired with a statue of Jupiter. The pair's description read "''Here sits the king of all [[Mount Olympus\|Olympus]], and beside him stands Wisdom, to guide his rule.''" The statuette of Minerva seems to be based on the statue of Athena sculpted by {{Wiki\|Leonidas Drosis}} for the modern {{Wiki\|Academy of Athens (modern)\|Academy of Athens}}, making its presence in the game anachronistic.		Minerva was represented by one of the [[Monteriggioni statuette\|statuettes]] that could be collected in [[Monteriggioni]], and could be paired with a statue of Jupiter. The pair's description read "''Here sits the king of all [[Mount Olympus\|Olympus]], and beside him stands Wisdom, to guide his rule.''" The statuette of Minerva seems to be based on the statue of Athena sculpted by {{Wiki\|Leonidas Drosis}} for the modern {{Wiki\|Academy of Athens (modern)\|Academy of Athens}}, making its presence in the game anachronistic.

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	[[File:Statue of Athena.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Statue of Athena within the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]]]]		[[File:Statue of Athena.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Statue of Athena within the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]]]]
	In Greek pantheon, Athena was among the [[Twelve Gods\|twelve]] mightiest,<ref name="ACOd" /> having been born from the head of [[Zeus]].<ref name="Athena Promachos" /> She was regarded as the goddess of wisdom, battle strategy, arts, commerce, and crafts,<ref name="Athena Promachos">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Famous Cities\|The Akropolis of Athens: "Athena Promachos"]]</ref><ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> gaining multiple epithets along the way.<ref name="ACOd" />		In the Greek pantheon, Athena was among the [[Twelve Gods\|twelve]] mightiest,<ref name="ACOd" /> having been born from the head of [[Zeus]].<ref name="Athena Promachos" /> She was regarded as the goddess of wisdom, battle strategy, arts, commerce, and crafts,<ref name="Athena Promachos">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Famous Cities\|The Akropolis of Athens: "Athena Promachos"]]</ref><ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> gaining multiple epithets along the way.<ref name="ACOd" />

	As such, deeds she was said to have performed or have been a part of were numerous. Among the most notable of these was her rivalry with [[Poseidon]] over the patronage of the ''[[polis]]'' [[Athens]].<ref name="Erechtheion">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Famous Cities\|The Akropolis of Athens: "Erechtheion"]]</ref><ref name="Contest">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Attika\|Attika: Contest Between Poseidon and Athena]]</ref>		As such, deeds she was said to have performed or have been a part of were numerous. Among the most notable of these was her rivalry with [[Poseidon]] over the patronage of the ''[[polis]]'' [[Athens]].<ref name="Erechtheion">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Famous Cities\|The Akropolis of Athens: "Erechtheion"]]</ref><ref name="Contest">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Attika\|Attika: Contest Between Poseidon and Athena]]</ref>
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	ACOd-muralAthenafight.jpg\|A wall mural depicting Athena fighting [[Titan]]s and [[Giant]]s		ACOd-muralAthenafight.jpg\|A wall mural depicting Athena fighting [[Titan]]s and [[Giant]]s
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	ACOd-relief-LabourStables.jpg\|A metope featuring Athena helping Herakles with his fifth task		ACOd-relief-LabourStables.jpg\|A metope featuring Athena helping Herakles with his fifth task
	ACOd-relief-LabourApples.jpg\|A metope featuring Athena, Herakles, and [[Atlas]] the Titan during Herakles' eleventh task		ACOd-relief-LabourApples.jpg\|A metope featuring Athena, Herakles, and [[Atlas]] the Titan during Herakles' eleventh task

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	{{Quote\|I am not used to the... calculations. That has always been Minerva's domain.\|Jupiter to Desmond Miles, on Minerva's skill with numbers, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Message}}		{{Quote\|I am not used to the... calculations. That has always been Minerva's domain.\|Jupiter to Desmond Miles, on Minerva's skill with numbers, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Message}}
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	===The Ascendance Event===		===The Ascendance Event===
	In late 2016, Minerva appeared as a "memory" when the teenagers [[Owen Meyers]], [[Natalya Aliyev]], and [[Grace Collins]] were inside the [[Animus]]. There, she explained the Isu civilization's downfall, the [[Ascendance Event]]'s goal, and the [[Trident of Eden]]'s function. Shortly after, she communed with [[Javier Mondragón]], [[Sean Molloy]], and Grace's brother [[David Collins\|David]] to re-explain what she had told the others, then granted all of the teenagers a "shield" to protect them from the Trident's influence. Owen briefly heard her voice when he touched the Trident.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – ~~{{Cite\|20 May 2024}}~~</ref>		In late 2016, Minerva appeared as a "memory" when the teenagers [[Owen Meyers]], [[Natalya Aliyev]], and [[Grace Collins]] were inside the [[Animus]]. There, she explained the Isu civilization's downfall, the [[Ascendance Event]]'s goal, and the [[Trident of Eden]]'s function.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – Chapter 20</ref> Shortly after, she communed with [[Javier Mondragón]], [[Sean Molloy]], and Grace's brother [[David Collins\|David]] to re-explain what she had told the others, then granted all of the teenagers a "shield" to protect them from the Trident's influence.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – Chapter 23</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – Chapter 27</ref> Owen briefly heard her voice when he touched the Trident.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – Chapter 28</ref>

	In 2018, while the Assassin [[Layla Hassan]] relived Kassandra's memories, she installed an [[Animus mod]]ification that allowed her to add a [[Athena (Animus mod)\|digitally reconstructed]] person named for and inspired by Minerva who could join the ''[[Adrestia]]''{{'}}s crew as a lieutenant.<ref name="ACOd" />		In 2018, while the Assassin [[Layla Hassan]] relived Kassandra's memories, she installed an [[Animus mod]]ification that allowed her to add a [[Athena (Animus mod)\|digitally reconstructed]] person named for and inspired by Minerva who could join the ''[[Adrestia]]''{{'}}s crew as a lieutenant.<ref name="ACOd" />
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	{{Quote\|They sing, Juno... songs of ''their own'' invention. They make ''art'' in the dust. We could give them the tools to become great. One day they could even sit beside us as ''equals''.\|Minerva arguing in favor of humanity.\|Assassin's Creed: Uprising\|Assassin's Creed: Uprising 4}}		{{Quote\|They sing, Juno... songs of ''their own'' invention. They make ''art'' in the dust. We could give them the tools to become great. One day they could even sit beside us as ''equals''.\|Minerva arguing in favor of humanity.\|Assassin's Creed: Uprising\|Assassin's Creed: Uprising 4}}
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	At some point, Minerva met with Juno and her father, [[Saturn]], to discuss the growing threat posed by their [[Slavery\|slave]] race, the [[human]]s. While Juno viewed the humans with disgust and called for their extermination, Minerva argued that humanity was becoming more than [[Project Anthropos\|they were ever intended to be]], even creating songs and ~~arts~~, and that perhaps one day they could be treated as equals.<ref name="ACUp">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>		At some point, Minerva met with Juno and her father, [[Saturn]], to discuss the growing threat posed by their [[Slavery\|slave]] race, the [[human]]s. While Juno viewed the humans with disgust and called for their extermination, Minerva argued that humanity was becoming more than [[Project Anthropos\|they were ever intended to be]], even creating songs and art, and that perhaps one day they could be treated as equals.<ref name="ACUp">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>

	As Saturn agreed with Minerva, he was suddenly killed by one of his human servants, prompting a furious Juno to unleash the [[Koh-i-Noor]]'s powers against all the humans present. Holding Saturn's body, Minerva ordered Juno to stop, insisting that the humans no longer posed a threat. However, Juno stated that humans would destroy everything – the Isu and each other – and swore to deal with humanity by saving them from themselves.<ref name="ACUp"/>		As Saturn agreed with Minerva, he was suddenly killed by one of his human servants, prompting a furious Juno to unleash the [[Koh-i-Noor]]'s powers against all the humans present. Holding Saturn's body, Minerva ordered Juno to stop, insisting that the humans no longer posed a threat. However, Juno stated that humans would destroy everything – the Isu and each other – and swore to deal with humanity by saving them from themselves.<ref name="ACUp"/>

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	In Greek pantheon, Athena was among the [[Twelve Gods\|twelve]] mightiest,<ref name="ACOd" /> having been born from the head of [[Zeus]].<ref name="Athena Promachos" /> She was regarded as the goddess of wisdom, battle strategy, arts, commerce, and crafts,<ref name="Athena Promachos">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Famous Cities\|The Akropolis of Athens: "Athena Promachos"]]</ref><ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> gaining multiple epithets along the way.<ref name="ACOd" />		In the Greek pantheon, Athena was among the [[Twelve Gods\|twelve]] mightiest,<ref name="ACOd" /> having been born from the head of [[Zeus]].<ref name="Athena Promachos" /> She was regarded as the goddess of wisdom, battle strategy, arts, commerce, and crafts,<ref name="Athena Promachos">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Famous Cities\|The Akropolis of Athens: "Athena Promachos"]]</ref><ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> gaining multiple epithets along the way.<ref name="ACOd" />

	As such, deeds she was said to have performed or have been a part of were numerous. Among the most notable of these was her rivalry with [[Poseidon]] over the patronage of the ''[[polis]]'' [[Athens]].<ref name="Erechtheion">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Famous Cities\|The Akropolis of Athens: "Erechtheion"]]</ref><ref name="Contest">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Attika\|Attika: Contest Between Poseidon and Athena]]</ref>		As such, deeds she was said to have performed or have been a part of were numerous. Among the most notable of these was her rivalry with [[Poseidon]] over the patronage of the ''[[polis]]'' [[Athens]].<ref name="Erechtheion">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Famous Cities\|The Akropolis of Athens: "Erechtheion"]]</ref><ref name="Contest">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Attika\|Attika: Contest Between Poseidon and Athena]]</ref>
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			AC2 Statue Palas Athena.png\|The statuette of Minerva
	ACOd-muralAthenafight.jpg\|A wall mural depicting Athena fighting [[Titan]]s and [[Giant]]s		ACOd-muralAthenafight.jpg\|A wall mural depicting Athena fighting [[Titan]]s and [[Giant]]s
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	ACOd-relief-LabourStables.jpg\|A metope featuring Athena helping Herakles with his fifth task		ACOd-relief-LabourStables.jpg\|A metope featuring Athena helping Herakles with his fifth task
	ACOd-relief-LabourApples.jpg\|A metope featuring Athena, Herakles, and [[Atlas]] the Titan during Herakles' eleventh task		ACOd-relief-LabourApples.jpg\|A metope featuring Athena, Herakles, and [[Atlas]] the Titan during Herakles' eleventh task

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	In the story of [[Perseus]], the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and the slayer of [[Medusa]], Athena aided in his task to defeat the [[Gorgon]] by giving him a mirror-bright [[bronze]] shield.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref>		In the story of [[Perseus]], the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and the slayer of [[Medusa]], Athena aided in his task to defeat the [[Gorgon]] by giving him a mirror-bright [[bronze]] shield.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref>

	Athena also helped the hero [[Herakles]] with at least some of the [[Labours of Hercules\|tasks]] assigned to him by King [[Eurystheas]] of Mycenae. Athena gave Herakles a golden sword with which to cut the [[Lernaean Hydra\|Hydra]]'s immortal head.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis\|Argolis: The Hydra]]</ref> She was also there when Herakles cleaned up the [[Stable of Augeias\|stable]] of King [[Augeias]] of [[Elis]].<ref name="ACOd" /> She gave the rattle [[Hephaistos]] had crafted to Herakles to help him with the [[Stymphalian birds]].<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Arkadia\|Arkadia: The Stymphalian Birds]]</ref> And she aided him<ref name="ACOd" /> when he was told to retrieve the [[Apples of Eden\|golden apples]] from the [[Garden of the Hesperides\|garden]] of the [[Hesperides]].<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Hydrea\|Hydrea: The Golden Apples of the Hesperides]]</ref> <ref name="Glyph 1">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#1\|Glyph 1: "In the Beginning"]]</ref>		Athena also helped the hero [[Herakles]] with at least some of the [[Labours of Hercules\|tasks]] assigned to him by King [[Eurystheas]] of Mycenae. Athena gave Herakles a golden sword with which to cut the [[Lernaean Hydra\|Hydra]]'s immortal head.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis\|Argolis: The Hydra]]</ref> She was also there when Herakles cleaned up the [[Stable of Augeias\|stable]] of King [[Augeias]] of [[Elis]].<ref name="ACOd" /> She gave the rattle [[Hephaistos]] had crafted to Herakles to help him with the [[Stymphalian birds]].<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Arkadia\|Arkadia: The Stymphalian Birds]]</ref> And she aided him<ref name="ACOd" /> when he was told to retrieve the [[Apples of Eden\|golden apples]] from the [[Garden of the Hesperides\|garden]] of the [[Hesperides]].<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Hydrea\|Hydrea: The Golden Apples of the Hesperides]]</ref><ref name="Glyph 1">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#1\|Glyph 1: "In the Beginning"]]</ref>

	One of Athena's iconic features is the garment she was said to have worn, the [[Aegis]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref> In artworks of Athena made by ancient Greeks typically presented this as a sash with [[snake]]s and the Gorgon Medusa's head.<ref name="ACOd" />		One of Athena's iconic features is the garment she was said to have worn, the [[Aegis]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref> In artworks of Athena made by ancient Greeks typically presented this as a sash with [[snake]]s and the Gorgon Medusa's head.<ref name="ACOd" />