Athena Quotes

People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldn't explain how. She didn't really want to know.

~ Rick Riordan

It sucks. I think you'd make a pretty snake woman, but I'm not really into that kind of girl. Those pointy teeth and slitted nose. Their mindless need to kill... He shuddered.

~ Zoe Forward

I'd like to see you dance around a caldron naked.

~ Zoe Forward

Kissing her wasn't just a kiss. It was a full-body, mid-altering experience.

~ Zoe Forward

Athena came to stand by her side. She reached out and ran a light touch over the read wrap. 'Nice dress.Grace frowned in disbelief. 'They're fighting to the death and you're admiring my clothes?'Athena laughed. 'Trust me, I pick my generals well. Priapus doesn't stand a chance.

~ Sherrilyn Kenyon

The woman's face was grimly drawn, an ugly expression on an indescribably beautiful face. “This is the Shadowdun. You know who I am, but I wish to know you more. What is your name?” Her voice was rich; it sounded sweet and smooth in Athena's ears, like soft honey. She hated every last word.

~ Kendra Sunderson

He might fight under my badge, Bet'anya, but you're the only one he would die for.

~ Sherrilyn Kenyon

The sense of tragedy - according to Aristotle - comes, ironically enough, not from the protagonist's weak points but from his good qualities. Do you know what I'm getting at? People are drawn deeper into tragedy not by their defects but by their virtues. Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex being a great example. Oedipus is drawn into tragedy not because of laziness or stupidity, but because of his courage and honesty. So an inevitable irony results....[But] we accept irony through a device called metaphor. And through that we grow and become deeper human beings.

~ Haruki Murakami

What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?I don't know. But I just know that I'll be fighting next to you.Why?Because you're my friend, Seaweed Brain. Any more stupid questions?

~ Rick Riordan

Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?I don't hate you.Could've fooled me.She folded her cap of invisibility. Look...we're just not supposed to get along, okay? Our parents are rivals.Why?She sighed. How many reasons do you want? One time my mom caught Poseidon with his girlfriend in Athena's temple, which is hugely disrespectful. Another time, Athena and Poseidon competed to be the patron god for the city of Athens. Your dad created some stupid saltwater spring for his gift. My mom created the olive tree. The people saw that her gift was better, so they named the city after her.They must really like olives.Oh, forge

~ Rick Riordan

There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it.

~ Rick Riordan

She studied me with concern. She touched the new streak of gray in my hair that matched hers exactly—our painful souvenir from holding Atlas's burden. There was a lot I'd wanted to say to Annabeth, but Athena had taken the confidence out of me. I felt like I'd been punched in th

~ Rick Riordan

your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos's traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend you would sacrifice the world.

~ Rick Riordan

If Annabeth's mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn't Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff?

~ Rick Riordan

circle back, you're nearly through.The next one, then just one more clue. Summer's coming, dark and drear,Soon those tourists will appear.In the word hoard you will findBooks with numbers on the spines.A 2 a 9 a 2 again-Not too easy for Athena's friend.

~ Megan Frazer Blakemore