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[[File:ATHENA.jpg|thumb|350px|ATHENA]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 아테나: 전쟁의 여신 / Athena: Jeonjaeng-ui Yeoshin
*'''Also known as:''' Athena: Goddess of War
*'''Genre:''' Action, thriller, romance
*'''Episodes:''' 20
*'''Broadcast network:''' SBS
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2010-Dec-13 to 2011-Feb-21
*'''Air time:''' Monday & Tuesday 21:55
*'''Original Soundtrack:''' [[Athena: Goddess of War OST]]
*'''Related TV shows:''' [[IRIS]] (KBS2, 2009), [[IRIS_II#Season_2|IRIS II]] (KBS2, 2013)

==Synopsis==
A terrorist group known as "Athena" and led by evil mastermind Son Hyuk threatens South Korea and the world. It is now up to special agent Lee Jung Woo of the National Security Agency to foil their terrifying conspiracy. Jo Soo Young, the daughter of the South Korean president, is kidnapped and hidden away in Italy. Jung Woo and his team are given the assignment to find her and bring her back.

==User/Viewer Ratings==
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==Cast==
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;NTS
*[[Jung Woo Sung]] as '''Lee Jung Woo'''
*[[Lee Ji Ah]] as '''Han Jae Hee'''
*[[Choi Si Won]] as '''Kim Joon Ho'''
*[[Yoo Dong Geun]] as Kwon Yong Gwan
*[[Choi Yong Min]] as Nam Dong Shik
*[[Jung Ho Bin]] as Kang Chul Hwan
*[[Lee Han Wie]] as Park Sung Chul (NTS chief)
*[[Son Ji Hoon]] (손지훈) as Hong Jin Suk
*[[Kim Jin Geun]] as Park Suk Ho
*[[Oh Yoon Ah]] as Oh Sook Kyung (NTS chief)
*[[Lee Ji Hyun (1984)|Lee Ji Hyun]] as NTS staff
*[[Do Ye Sung]] (도예성) as Jung Kyung Won
*[[Oh Sun Hwa]] (오선화) as Young Mi
*[[Oh Chang Suk]] as Lee Dong Hun
*[[Yoo Ha Jin]] (유하진) as NTS staff
*[[Kim Dan Bi]] (김단비) as NTS agent
*[[Choi Gun Woo]] (최건우) as Special Agent B2
*[[Kim Ah Young]] (김아영) as Special Agent B4
*[[Choo Sung Hoon]] (추성훈) as black agent (''cameo'', ep 1, 16)

;DIS
*[[Lee Min Ji]] as Jessica (DIS staff)

;Blue House
*[[Lee Jung Gil]] as Jo Myung Ho (president)
*[[Lee Bo Young]] as Jo Soo Young (president's daughter) (''cameo'', ep 3-5)
*[[Kim Young Ae (1951)|Kim Young Ae]] as Choi Jin Hee (president's female advisor)
*[[Jun Gook Hwan]] as Han Jung Pil (Jae Hee's father)
*[[Park Yong Gi]] as Yoo Kang Ho (NTS staff)
*[[Park Yong Soo]] as Hwang Ho Young (president's male advisor)
*[[Jung Han Yong]] as Jung Hyung Joon (president's male advisor)
*[[Myung Ji Yun]] as Hong Soo Jin

;North Koreans
*[[Kim Min Jong]] as '''Kim Ki Soo'''
*[[Kim So Yun (1980)|Kim So Yun]] as Kim Sun Hwa (''cameo'', ep 17, 19)
*[[Kim Seung Woo]] as Park Chul Young
*[[Lee Jae Yong]] as Captain Kim Oh Gun (North Korea's general)
*[[Park Sung Woong]] as Jin Young (North Korea's agent) (''cameo'')
*[[Gong Jung Hwan]] as Seo Min Hyuk
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;Athena
*[[Cha Seung Won]] as '''Son Hyuk'''
*[[Soo Ae (1979)|Soo Ae]] as '''Yoon Hye In'''
*[[Sean Richard]] as Andy (Son Hyuk's subordinate)
*[[Jung Chan Woo (1969)|Jung Chan Woo]] as Chul Kyu
*[[Im Sung Kyu]] as an Athena operative
*[[Arnold Hong]] (아놀드 홍) as an Athena operative
*[[Kim Yoon Tae]] as an Athena operative
*[[Lee Han Sol]] as an Athena operative
*[[Ahn Jin Kyung]] (안진경) as an Athena operative
*[[Douglas Day Stewart]] (더글라스 데이 스튜어트) as director of Son Hyuk's firm (''cameo'')

;Others
*[[Ricky Lee Neely]] as Viktor Sevcenkov / Sasha
*[[Park Chul Min]] as Jang Ki Suk
*[[Jin Goo]] as black agent (''cameo'')
*[[Yoo Tae Woong]] as Kim Sun Hwa's husband (''cameo'', ep 17)
*[[Ryu Dam]] (''cameo'', ep 1)
*[[Kim Byung Man]] (''cameo'', ep 1)
*[[BoA]] as herself (''cameo'', ep 7-8)
*[[Heo Tae Hee]] as BoA's manager
*[[Onew]] as himself (''cameo'', ep 7)
*[[Lee Tae Min]] as himself (''cameo'', ep 7)
*[[Bang Kil Seung]] (방길승) as SWAT commander
*[[Yoon Song Yi]] as agent's daughter
*[[Hoon]] as President's Bodyguard
*[[Max ChangMin|Max Changmin]] as Choi Tae Hyun (''cameo'', ep 16-20)
*[[Lee Ye Sun]] as Kim Sun Hwa's daughter (''cameo'')
*[[Choi Young]]
*[[Lee Sang Hong]]
*[[Lee Kyu Sub]]
*[[Lee Jae Won (1985)|Lee Jae Won]]
*[[Kim Yoon Sung]] as Min Goo
*[[Choi Jin Ho]]
*[[Kim Kyung Nam]]
*[[Park Eun Suk]] as Hyun Soo
*[[Won Hyun Joon]]
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==Production Credits==
*'''Production Company:''' [http://www.taewon.com/ Taewon Entertainment]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kim Young Sup]]
*'''Director:''' [[Kim Myung Joon]] (김명준), [[Kim Tae Hoon (director)|Kim Tae Hoon]] (김태훈), [[Hwang Jung Hyun]] (황정현)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Kim Hyun Joon (writer)|Kim Hyun Joon]] (김현준), [[Yoo Nam Kyung]] (유남경)

==Episode Ratings==
''See [[Athena: Goddess of War (2010-2011)/Episode Ratings]]''

==Notes==
*Filming locations include Japan, Italy, Switzerland, Singapore, Hawaii, and New Zealand.
*This is the spin-off series to the hit drama, [[IRIS]], which starred Lee Byung Hun & Kim Tae Hee. The sequel to IRIS is being planned for fall 2011.

==External Links==
*[http://tv.sbs.co.kr/athena/ Official site]
*'''News articles:''' [http://news.nate.com/view/20100303n22606 (1)], [http://news.nate.com/view/20100304n05448 (2)], [http://osen.mt.co.kr/news/view.html?gid=G1004090050 (3)], [http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2010041511123479212&type=1&outlink=1 (4)], [http://news.nate.com/view/20100625n11046 (5)]

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