Athena MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Athena? Athena is an INTJ personality type in MBTI, 1w9 - sp/sx - 153 in Enneagram, RCOEI in Big 5, LSI in Socionics.
She's not a 5. She's the goddess of wisdom and justice (1w9), not knowledge for its own sake (5w6). She is a war goddess (a gut type), although, different from Ares (ESTP-8w7), she proposes that wars are fought with clear rules and civility (1w9) - without unnecessary bloodshed, killing babies, destroying villages, etc. She's a virginal goddess - Athena Parthenos ("Athena the Virgin") -, not because she is a nerd who can't get laid (5w6), but because by her choice she wanted to remain perpetually virgin, as a symbol of virginal purity, the ultimate female virtue at the time (1w9). She was the goddess of civilization and refinement (1w9). She was a goddess of ethics and democracy, and acted as a judge in several situations (1w9). She was a guide and mentor (1w9) for several heroes, like Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, and Jason. She was a bringer of purpose into people's lives - something religions tend to have special interest in - (1w9), not pure scientific knowledge or technology (5w6). She was a priestess goddess. In the Illiad, in her fight against Ares, they both represented a fight between discipline, strategy and civility (1w9) against the evil powers of bloodlust and bestiality (8w7s at their worst). She is a secondary 5w6, though. Just take 5 minutes to read about her on Wikipedia and you can make a better decision in this matter, instead of just linking the idea that she is the goddess of wisdom as having anything to do with being a primary 5.
Biography
The goddess of noble combat, skilled craftwork, prudence, and cities, Athena (pronounced ah-thee-nah) appears as a statuesque woman with fetching gray eyes. She usually carries a shield and wears helmet and armor. Because she is Zeus's favorite child, Zeus lends Athena his shield, Aegis, from time to time. Athena sprang full-grown and fully armed from the head of her father Zeus. He'd swallowed her mother Metis because a prophecy warned that Metis would bear a son who'd kill him. Apparently, Zeus learned something from the Titan Cronus after all. But it didn't prevent the creation of Athena. Like her half-sister Artemis, Athena's swore herself to eternal chastity, and has struck dead those who've tried to ravish her. And though she's as demanding and exacting as the rest of the pantheon, Athena's willfulness is tempered by the light of wisdom, which she teaches to mortals in exchange for their service. Athena presented humanity with a gift, the olive tree, from which they reaped wood, oil, food, and prosperity. Thus, Athena became the goddess of civilization and a beacon of all that lends a city its strength: law, justice, craft, courage, war, and wisdom. Many mortals think she's the goddess of war, but that's not entirely true. Athena leaves the business of carnage to her brother Ares; her domain is that of courage and steadfast bravery. Those who want to venerate bloodshed turn to Ares; those who desire strategy and tactics call upon Athena. As such, she's recognized as a guardian and ally of warriors, rulers, and heroes. Athena is known to send adventurers with valiant aspirations on quests that test their brilliance and bravery. When heroes thrust themselves into dire straits in the name of justice, Athena might intervene to turn the tides in their favor. At the very least, her presence is believed to bestow or bolster courage among honorable hearts. Beyond warfare, Athena is a goddess of the arts and crafts. She herself invented the first ship, the flute, the chariot, the plow, the potter's wheel, and other useful tools. She's also patron to metalworkers who forge armor and weapons.
