 Athena first appeared in "The Mighty Thor" #164 (May 1969), and was adapted from Greek mythology by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.Athena is the daughter of Zeus and Metis, having emerged fully formed from her father's brow after Zeus consumed Metis in hopes of avoiding a male child who would succeed him, as he had his father.She took the place of the goddess of wisdom, war, and heroic endeavor in the Olympian pantheon.