The 200-Year Bride Swap
“So, with your marking, what gave it away as a marking from Athena? Aren’t there several gods and goddesses of war?”
She turned her back to me and pulled the collar down so that I could see the top part of her marking, the hilt of the sword.
“See those two owls depicted on the hilt? Well, that’s Athena. She always has two owls accompanying her, which is the symbol of her other well-known trait.”
“Wisdom…”
“Bingo.”
I suddenly understood why she walks with such quiet confidence, why her presence commands attention without effort. Her marking was not just a symbol; it’s a reminder that she is more than what she appears: a force of nature, a weapon of divine will.