Athene or Athena is the shrewd companion of heroes and the goddess of heroic endeavour in Greek mythology. Athene may also refer to: 881 Athene, a main-belt asteroid Athene (bird), a genus of small owls Athene (Cynuria), a town in ancient Cynuria, Greece Athene Glacier, a glacier in Antarctica HMS Athene, an aircraft transport USS Athene (AKA-22), an Artemis-class attack cargo ship Bachir Boumaaza or Athene (born 1980), Belgian YouTube personality and social activist Athene (research center), stylized as ATHENE, an IT security research institute in Darmstadt, Germany People with the given name Athene Seyler (1889–1990), English actress Athene Donald (born 1953), British physicist See also Altena (disambiguation) Atena (disambiguation) Athen (disambiguation) Athena (disambiguation) Athens (disambiguation)