About First State Bank. We are an independent, Kansas State Chartered Bank, locally owned and operated, with assets over $400 million. We have grown to five full-service branches located in Norton, KS, Hill City, KS, Plainville, KS, Hoxie, KS and Holdrege, NE. First State Bank was chartered April 2, 1902, and has a long history of serving the residents of Northwest Kansas and Southwest Nebraska.
âAthena, talking to Percy on Olympus, in The Last Olympian. Athena is the Greek virgin goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, useful arts, and battle strategy. She is the daughter of Zeus and Metis, and her symbols include the owl, Aegis, the olive tree, and the snake. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.
Athena, the Warrior Goddess of Wisdom. Athena (Minerva to the Romans) was the principal goddess of Athens, a city named for her as a result of the contest with Poseidon (seen previously in Section 3). Although easily recognized as a warrior by her armor and weapons, she was not like the brutal, violent war god Ares.