Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3542839-20140227002012/@comment-25177485-20140820222517

It depends on the way you look at Athena. I've studied Greek and Roman mythology for a few years now and every account on Athena says that she's the cousin of Ares. Shes's portrayed as the strategic side of war, hence why in PJO Ares and Athena usually lead in Capture the flag.

And with Piper I'll confess that she isn't one of my favorite characters on the Argo II. But without her it would be kinda scary. She is one of the weaker characters but without her being like that, the whole crew would be pretty buff and tough(if you get where i'm heading with this). We god children of powerful gods and goddesses that make up the bulk of the seven, but Piper just balances it out.