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Is Athena a Fairy or an Elf?

Not sure if anyone else has noticed, but according to the Mercedes storyline, Athena Pierce is an elf.
On the other hand, during the Ellin Forest questline to fight Epinea, Athena says "As a fairy myself,..."

So which is she? o.o

April 26, 2013

31 Comments • Newest first

Sayku

[quote=Skaia]shes obviously a man[/quote]

A male NPC representing an archer? Impossible.

Reply May 7, 2013
Masinko

She's clearly both, a felf.

Reply May 7, 2013
Yureiaa

[quote=Laviathan]shes a greek god.. didn't you read the percy jackson series?[/quote]

No I didn't, but I was really into Greek mythology at one point.
I should have specified: Athena Pierce.

Reply May 7, 2013
jjohnson10

[quote=Laviathan]shes a greek god.. didn't you read the percy jackson series?[/quote]

I hope you get pushed off a cliff by someone you love.

Reply April 27, 2013
sparkshooter

[quote=Burst2Blazes]Are you sure its "An unicorn" that sounds awkward Imo[/quote]
Grammar lesson of the day.
'A' and 'an' go by the [i]sound[/i] of the first syllable, not by the first letter of the noun. So it's an hour, or an heir, the first letter may be a consonant, but the first syllable is a vowel sound. Likewise, a unicorn, or a university.

OT: So many connections to literature.
Athena = Greek goddess of wisdom and war in Percy Jackson.
Elf = Species of fairy in Artemis Fowl.
I miss human Maple characters.

Reply April 26, 2013
RebelSlayer

[quote=xxxadultonly]i always though male but in the all the pictures/videos nexons plays shes female.. masculine name[/quote]

It's quite wierd also because Maple's splash screen has a male aran.

Reply April 26, 2013
GodOfSparks

[quote=Laviathan]shes a greek god.. didn't you read the percy jackson series?[/quote]

Greek god[b]ess[/b]. Mother of Annabeth and a much of other kids.

Reply April 26, 2013
TheJokr88

Elfs are related to fairys in the same manner that house cats are related to lions.

Reply April 26, 2013
SuberKieran

I recall in Maplestory that the Elves are a "long extinct" species of fairy.

Reply April 26, 2013
Dorks

[quote=RubberDonkey]What about Kyrin's mother? Ellin forest also says shes a fairy. Does that mean Kyrin is a half-fairy pirate? o_o[/quote]

I'm pretty sure Kyrin is a mix. There was something about her mom being too mechanical rather than using nature or whatever, so falling for a human wouldn't be too farfetched.

Reply April 26, 2013
Mjau

It's 2013. Some people are trans-elfed. Get over it.

Reply April 26, 2013
RubberDonkey

What about Kyrin's mother? Ellin forest also says shes a fairy. Does that mean Kyrin is a half-fairy pirate? o_o

Reply April 26, 2013
GodOfSparks

[quote=iBattleMages]No, that's Athena. Athena Pierce's last name changes that.[/quote]

& @xkillo32:

Oups, sorry I didn't really read the thread, just saw "Athena" in the title then I went into greek mythology mode.

Reply April 26, 2013
CloudyMaku

[quote=Hugh19161]She's an elf. This has been confirmed. Though I miss old, pudgy athena.[/quote]

The old Athena is still in Future Hene.

Reply April 26, 2013
ShadowAce78

[quote=Skaia]shes obviously a man[/quote]

Is it bad i laughed

Reply April 26, 2013
bluebomber24

I think I remember reading how Elves and Fairys are just a split race.

Reply April 26, 2013
Glinda21

Well is Aran a Male or Female?
Some things in maplestory are just not meant to be questioned

Reply April 26, 2013
iBattleMages

[quote=GodOfSparks]She's the Goddess of Wisdom, Warfare, Divine intelligence, Architecture and Crafts and Patron Goddess of Athens.
Daughter of Zeus and Metis.[/quote]

No, that's Athena. Athena Pierce's last name changes that.

Reply April 26, 2013
GodOfSparks

She's the Goddess of Wisdom, Warfare, Divine intelligence, Architecture and Crafts and Patron Goddess of Athens.
Daughter of Zeus and Metis.

Reply April 26, 2013
Burst2Blazes

[quote=AznViper]An unicorn.
Can you not tell?[/quote]

Are you sure its "An unicorn" that sounds awkward Imo

Reply April 26, 2013
Coahtemoc

Athena's an Elf, but I believe she was raised my Mercedes' faeries, right? She may have been a bit confused when she was younger, or just viewed herself more as a faery in culture than in biology?

Reply April 26, 2013
GuardianCreator

I think there was a story in there about her parents having a mix. She's both elf and fairy.

Reply April 26, 2013
Flat

Inter species relationships goes a long way

Reply April 26, 2013
Skaia

shes obviously a man

Reply April 26, 2013
xkillo32

in some stories elf= faeries
does it matter the way u spell them?

Reply April 26, 2013
AznViper

An unicorn.
Can you not tell?

Reply April 26, 2013
Cholange

An elf fairy? o.o

(E) well actually, I thought elves were considered to be faeries in the mercedes storyline

Reply April 26, 2013 - edited