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	Image 1Image 2 ; Depiction from (Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #10). ; Athena's depiction in the Maximum Press comic book series.
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This article covers the various depictions of Athena from the tie-in novelizations, comic books, and other media.

Berkley Novelizations

In the novelization of "Saga of a Star World," Athena is a blonde while Cassiopeia is a brunette.

In the casino, when Cassiopeia storms away from Starbuck, Athena angrily hands him the room key and leaves as well. Later, Athena regrets not having stayed with Starbuck. She believes she could have made him forget about Cassiopeia.

In one of the subsequent books, it is said that Athena realizes that her brother Apollo is her father's favorite, and she is okay with it. She also accepts her role on the bridge partly because it's enough of a burden for her father to have to deal with Apollo's life being constantly in danger.

In The Nightmare Machine, Adama lets her join a Viper squadron to help fight off the Cylons.

Dynamite Entertainment comics

There are at least three variations of Athena from the Dynamite Entertainment comics, including:

Athena, the standard depiction;
Athena, Adama's daughter who had been murdered by the Cylons during the Battle of Cimtar in an alternate reality;
Athena, a member of the Caprican royalty in ^{(Comics: Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880)}.

Marvel Comics

Athena is Adama's aide-de-camp during the final assembly of President Adar's Quorum of Twelve, piloting the shuttle between Atlantia and Galactica en route to Cimtar.

As Galactica approaches Caprica, she receives Serina's newscast transmission just prior to the Cylon attack on Caprica City (^{(Comics: Annihilation!)}).

Athena shares her concerns with her father regarding the treacherous, alternative route to Carillon, supporting Sire Uri's contention that Borallus would have been a better alternative (^{(Comics: Exodus!)}). She is pleased to have been proven wrong, as she is impressed that her brother and his two wingmen, Boomer and Starbuck, are able to clear a path a 100 maxims wide despite their sole reliance on Galactica's scanners for targeting the Cylon mines (^{(Comics: Deathtrap!)}).

While in combat with Cylon Raiders, Athena's Viper vanishes. She is magically transported to a strange world inhabited by Res, a shapeshifter in search of love. Apollo and Starbuck arrive to rescue Athena. Res reveals that he also brought Athena to the planet to help him transcend his mortal form. Athena fires a laser at Res at his request, and Res ascends to the next plane — his voice resonates from the grave as the Colonials leave and the planet explodes, assuring her that what Athena did was right. It should be noted that the Cylons they encountered were part of the illusion as well (^{(Comics: A World for the Killing!)}).

Maximum Press comics

Twenty yahrens after the events of the Original Series, Athena achieves the rank of colonel and has moved on from Starbuck, even after her former rival, Cassiopeia, died yahrens prior.

A Cylon humanoid named Ares joins the Colonial fleet with the intention of sabotage. Before doing so, he romances Athena and beds her (^{(Comics: The Enemy Within #1)}—^{(Comics: The Enemy Within #3)}).

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 == Dynamite Entertainment comics ==
-=== Early Life ===
+There are at least three variations of '''Athena''' from the [[Dynamite Entertainment]] comics, including:
-[[File:BSG Starbuck - Athena.png|thumb|left|A young Athena in {{alt|7328}} ({{comics|starbuck|1}}).]]
+* {{alt|Athena|TOS-DE}}, the standard depiction;
-During the [[battle of Umbra]] in {{alt|7322}}, Athena and {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} are ferried with their pregnant mother, {{alt|Ila}}, to {{alt|battlestar|TOS}} ''[[Rylon]]'' — where Captain {{alt|Adama|TOS}} is stationed ({{comics|starbuck|1}}).
+* {{alt-r|Athena}}, {{alt-r|Adama}}'s daughter who had been murdered by the {{alt-r|Cylons}} during the {{alt-r|Battle of Cimtar}} in an [[alternate reality]];
+* {{1880|Athena}}, a member of the Caprican royalty in {{comics|1880}}.
-In {{alt|7328}}, living in relative luxury in {{alt|Caprica|TOS}}, Athena pursues a career in the {{alt|Warrior|Colonial military}} with the aim of outranking her brother, Apollo. During this time, they encounter {{alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}} who re-enters Adama's life when asking for sponsorship of his application to the Colonial military academy. Despite a rough start, Apollo and Starbuck become friends, and Starbuck becomes smitten with Athena ({{comics|starbuck|1}}).
-Entering the {{alt|Academy}}, Athena becomes proficient in computer technology, and is assigned to ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' under her father's command in {{alt|7346}}. After Starbuck is framed for the death of [[Kandi Trieste]] by Councilor {{TOS|Osiris}}'s daughter and aide, {{TOS|Diana}}, Athena uncovers footage from ''[[Erin Dream]]''{{'|s}} casino that would have proven Starbuck's innocence. Diana subsequently thwarts and captures Athena (aware of Athena's abilities, for she was enrolled at the Academy during the same time period that Athena had been), and absconds with her to the ice moon of {{TOS|Thrace}} to be held as collateral to prevent Adama from acting against her father's interests ({{comics|starbuck|3}}&mdash;{{comics|starbuck|4|short=y}}).
-Athena frees herself from her cell on the old [[tylium]] mine, sparring with Diana and nearly killing her, were it not for Apollo's intervention and their subsequent escape from the mine before its destruction by its own overloading reactor ({{comics|starbuck|4}}).
-=== Fleeing the Cylon Tyranny ===
-Second Lieutenant Athena often handles [[Officer of the Watch]] during [[red shift]], notably during the discovery of a [[storm zone|quantum storm zone]] while Colonel {{alt|Tigh|TOS}} leads a repair team on the old luxury liner ''[[Ariadna]]'' ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
-She often trades barbs with {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}, which {{alt|Adama|TOS}} diffuses with patriarchal aplomb ({{comics|vol2|7}}).
-Athena helps uncover the fact that [[Xam]] is responsible for not only the dreams of {{alt|Earth|TOS}} affecting a great many of the Fleet's denizens but also the phantom "[[artifact]]" that is "discovered" in the storm zone ({{comics|vol2|8}}&mdash;{{comics|vol2|9|short=y}}).
 == Marvel Comics ==
-[[File:Marvel - Athena.png|thumb|Athena reports on a transmission ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' receives from {{alt|Caprica|TOS}} during the {{alt|Battle of Cimtar}} ({{comics|marvel|1}}).]]
+[[File:Marvel - Athena.png|thumb|left|Athena reports on a transmission ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' receives from {{alt|Caprica|TOS}} during the {{alt|Battle of Cimtar}} ({{comics|marvel|1}}).]]
 '''Athena''' is {{alt|Adama|TOS}}'s aide-de-camp during the final assembly of President {{alt|Adar|TOS}}'s {{alt|Quorum of Twelve|TOS}}, piloting the shuttle between ''{{alt|Atlantia|TOS}}'' and ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' en route to {{alt|Cimtar}}.
 As ''Galactica'' approaches {{alt|Caprica|TOS}}, she receives {{alt|Serina}}'s newscast transmission just prior to the {{alt|Cylon|TOS}} attack on {{alt|Caprica City}} ({{comics|marvel|1}}).
+Athena shares her concerns with her father regarding the {{alt|Nova of Madagon||treacherous, alternative route}} to {{alt|Carillon}}, supporting [[Sire]] {{alt|Uri}}'s contention that {{alt|Borallus}} would have been a better alternative ({{comics|marvel|2}}). She is pleased to have been proven wrong, as she is impressed that her brother and his two wingmen, {{alt|Boomer|TOS}} and {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}, are able to clear a path a 100 [[maxim]]s wide despite their sole reliance on ''Galactica''{{'|s}} scanners for targeting the {{alt|Cylon mine}}s ({{comics|marvel|3}}).
 While in combat with Cylon {{alt|Raider|TOS}}s, Athena's {{alt|Viper|TOS}} vanishes. She is magically transported to a [[Res' planet|strange world]] inhabited by [[Res]], a [[shapeshifter]] in search of love. {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} arrive to rescue Athena. Res reveals that he also brought Athena to the planet to help him transcend his mortal form. Athena fires a laser at Res at his request, and Res ascends to the next plane — his voice resonates from the grave as the Colonials leave and the planet explodes, assuring her that what Athena did was right. It should be noted that the Cylons they encountered were part of the illusion as well ({{comics|marvel|21}}).
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 == Maximum Press comics ==
-*20 yahrens after the events of the original series, Athena is now a colonel and has moved on from Starbuck, despite the fact that Cassiopeia died yahrens earlier.
+Twenty [[yahren]]s after the events of the [[Original Series]], Athena achieves the rank of colonel and has moved on from {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}, even after her former rival, {{alt|Cassiopeia}}, died yahrens prior.
-*In ''[[The Enemy Within 1|The Enemy Within]]'' series, a Cylon humanoid named Ares joins the Colonial fleet with the intention of sabotage. Before doing so, he romances Athena and actually sleeps with her.
+A Cylon humanoid named [[Ares (Cylon)|Ares]] joins the Colonial fleet with the intention of sabotage. Before doing so, he romances Athena and beds her ({{comics|enemy|1}}&mdash;{{comics|enemy|3|short=y}}).
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