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.
The Greek goddess Athena is usually portrayed as one of the most benevolent goddesses . . .strong, fair, and merciful. Athena is known as one of the three virgin goddesses, referred to as virgin because they were able to remain independent, unswayed by the spells of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and the consequent pull of marriage and motherhood. Romance and marriage did not feature in Athena's mythology.