However, the reasons for this have never been explained. Unlike the other Greek deities that Masami Kurumada used as antagonists, like Hades or Poseidon, she returns to Earth as herself, without the need to possess the body of a human. In Saint Seiya, Athena reincarnates on Earth when it is consumed by evil. In his manga, Kurumada gave her light brown hair in the anime adaptation, her hair color is purple. She is an extremely beautiful, short young woman with a perfectly proportionated body, who radiates elegance, wisdom and serenity, and is followed and protected very dedicatedly by her Saints, who would never hesitate to do anything for her sake, even sacrificing their lives gladly. 1, as the mythical Greek goddess, and in chapter 3 of vol.1 as Saori Kido and she first appeared in the anime adaptation in episode 1. Īthena was introduced by Masami Kurumada in chapter 1 of his manga Saint Seiya, contained in vol. In the English-language version of the manga and the edited anime she is known as Princess Sienna. ĭuring her 20th century incarnation she uses the name Saori Kido ( 城戸 紗織 Kido Saori ?) as her civilian identity. She has especially had a long-standing conflict with the god of the Underworld, Hades. She has opposed the ambitions of antagonist deities since the age of myth in Greece, earning herself the rejection of the other Olympian gods. The only Saint allowed to wield weapons is the Libra Gold Saint, and it is only with her permission that the Saints are allowed to brandish the weapons kept by the Libra Saint. She hates weapons, and thus only allows her Saints to battle using their bodies and armors.
To do so, she has been assisted since the age of myth by an army of 88 youths of great strength and courage, whose fists rend the skies and whose kicks split the earth, who don radiant holy armor called Cloths, and who are known as the Saints of Athena.Īthena is said to be by birthright the goddess of battle, but she does not believe in conquest and only fought defensive wars. Her mission during every one of her incarnations is to restore peace and bring hope, destroy the agent of evil and protect Earth. In Kurumada's mythos, she is sent to Earth by the Olympian gods every 250 years, when evil takes over Earth. A character with a substantial importance in the universe of Saint Seiya, she was created by Kurumada based on the mythological persona of the same name.Īs in Greek mythology, she is the goddess of wisdom and heroic endeavor, and daughter of Zeus. The Greek goddess Athena (spelled in Greek as Ἀθηνᾶ and Ἀσάνα, in the manga and the anime adaptation respectively, and occasionally as Ἀθάνα in both) is one of the main characters in the Manga Saint Seiya, authored by Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to Anime. Aya Hirano (in Lost Canvas anime) and Allison Sumrall (English)
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