"Athena? Pallas Athena? Athena, goddess of wisdom and the creative arts?"
"That's right. She's the only Goddess in Olympus mythology who goes into battle fully armed."
"..."
The experts and scholars in the Presidential Palace cried out as the radiant, graceful Goddess emerged from the rosy light.
They had never imagined that, just when they thought they were about to die, Athena would appear before them. One of the Twelve Olympians, she presided over wisdom, weaving, gardening, pottery, animal husbandry, agriculture, and medicine, and was the goddess of courts and order.
Goddesses might have been far weaker than gods in battle in Olympus mythology, but Athena was the exception.
Born clad in armor and carrying weapons, Athena was unmatched in combat throughout Olympus Holy Mountain. According to legend, when Zeus fought Typhon, nearly every god feared Typhon's terrifying power and dared not face him. Some even fled to Egypt to seek the protection of the Egyptian Gods. Only Athena took up her weapons and bravely fought Typhon alongside her father, Zeus, king of the Olympian gods.
"Praise Athena, goddess of wisdom!"
Someone reacted almost instantly and performed the rites Ancient Priests used when worshipping gods. In his haste, he made plenty of mistakes, but he could not worry about that now.
The others quickly came to their senses too. They followed suit, performing the prayer rites they had only recently learned and calling out their praise.
"Praise the Goddess of Wisdom."
"Praise the great goddess Athena!"
"Goddess of Wisdom..."
"..."
Praise echoed endlessly through the Presidential Palace.
With their lives at stake, each shouted louder than the last, terrified that the Goddess of Wisdom would vanish as suddenly as she had appeared. If she did, they would truly die.
Cornelius stood awkwardly for a while, holding the Golden Apple in