In Saint Seiya, Kurumada presented her twentieth century incarnation as one of the main characters. She battled Poseidon in the twentieth century, 2000 years after their battle in the region of Attica. He also revealed later that she has battled Hades in the age of myth, then in the fifteenth century, eighteenth century and finally in the twentieth century. Masami Kurumada revealed in volume 1 of Saint Seiya that Athena had battled in the age of myth against the Giants, Ares and Poseidon, each in incarnations centuries apart. >Īs Athena returns to Earth, the souls of her eighty-eight Saints also reincarnate to assist and protect her in the fulfilling of her mission when the time is ripe, as Masami Kurumada revealed in the sequel to the original manga Saint Seiya: Next Dimension. Unlike the other Greek deities that Masami Kurumada used as antagonists, like Hades or Poseidon, she returns to Earth as herself, without possessing the body of a human. BackstoryĪthena reincarnates on Earth when it is consumed by evil. Both are correct, as they are simply calligraphic variations of the name used in the times of Ancient Greece. In the anime adaptation, it appeared in the Doric spelling Ἀσάνα, Asána, and as Ἀθάνα, Athánâ, both in the manga and the anime. Kurumada also spelled her name in Greek using the Attic spelling Ἀθηνᾶ, Athḗnâ. In his manga, Masami Kurumada spelled Athena's name with the kanji for goddess ( 女神, megami) and the furigana (forced reading) Atena ( アテナ). Later, he thought this concept would be somewhat confusing to readers and difficult to use, so he decided to integrate her into his manga as a character, with her own traits and personality.
Masami Kurumada once stated that, when he was in the process of creating Saint Seiya, Athena was not going to exist as a character, but she was rather going to be experienced individually by each of the protagonists in different spiritual ways. The fifteenth century incarnation also appears briefly, whome Teshirogi refers to as "The previous Athena" ( 先代アテナ, Sendai Atena).
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In alternative spin-off series Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, written and drawn by Shiori Teshirogi, introduces an alternate eighteenth century incarnation of Athena named Sasha ( サーシャ, Sāsha), an orphan from a small village of Italy who is adopted by the Sanctuary.
Saori is also a main character in the official sequel to the original manga, Saint Seiya: Next Dimension. She also appears in several other related works, such as a sequel, five films, video games and two manga by different authors. In the anime adaptation, she appears in episode 1, initially unaware of her divine nature. She was introduced by Masami Kurumada in chapter 1 of his manga, Saint Seiya, as the mythical Greek goddess, and then in chapter 3 of the first volume as Saori Kido, The head of the Graude Foundation, an extremely beautiful young woman, who radiates elegance, wisdom and serenity, and who is followed and protected by her dedicated Saints.
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