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1. Athena

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   The Gigantomachy
   Athena played a decisive role in the war against the Giants (the Gigantomachy). According to accounts, the prophecy dictating the Giants’ defeat required a mortal to fight alongside the gods. Athena, utilizing her intelligence, sought out the mortal hero Heracles to act as her operative. She is specifically noted for slaying the giant Pallas, whose hide she supposedly stripped and wore as a trophy, which some scholars suggest is the source of her epithet Pallas [^3], rather than any anc…