# Any reason against a tattoo of Athena? Update 18-May-2022: see the tattoo in post 58 **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 21, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871 "2022-02-21T11:16:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/41 "2022-02-24T17:11:12Z")
> [@PookahMacPhellimey](#): > > Can I link to Instagram here? it asks me to sign in. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/42 "2022-02-24T17:15:40Z")
> [@PookahMacPhellimey](#): > > I love this artist. Finding the right artist is 90% of the battle. A friend (who is a tattoo artist) wanted a very specific style tattoo. The artist who is “the best” in that style is in Atlanta, we are in western Pennsylvania. Rather than try to find a local artist who was acceptable, he hitchhiked to Atlanta, got his tattoo, then was arrested on the way home, totally changing his life. A few months later the Atlanta artist visited Pittsburgh for our Meeting of the Marked. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/43 "2022-02-24T17:20:19Z")
Sorry! I’m guessing with will only with if you have Instagram. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/44 "2022-02-24T17:22:29Z")
But it’s way more memorable this way! This particular artist is a 3.5 hour trip for me plus the pot luck that is Roman public transport. Not worth comprising for. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/45 "2022-02-24T17:25:31Z")
> [@PookahMacPhellimey](#): > > Actually, the style I want is completely different. Might not be for everyone, but I love this artist. I do too! And it totally negates the usual message of “I’m putting this badass person on my body because I think I’m badass, too!” This adds a bit of Neil Gaiman, in my opinion. I’d see that and instantly like you. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/46 "2022-02-24T17:30:48Z")
Yeah, turns out the instagram account I used on my phone 5 years ago is still active, and I can see that on my phone. That’s a really nice tattoo. And in that style, you certainly don’t need a totally accurate helmet. I think it’s going to be great. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/47 "2022-02-24T17:36:18Z")
You guys are not doing a good job of talking me out of this! I wonder if getting it in Rome would make it a Minerva tattoo? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/48 "2022-02-24T18:02:08Z")
Good excuse to eat Italian while getting inked… Or stick with greek by bringing gyros to your appointment. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/49 "2022-02-25T06:24:20Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > > [@PookahMacPhellimey](#): > > > > Can I link to Instagram here? > > it asks me to sign in. ☹ Interesting. For me it just shows the image, with a little notice at the top that I could sign up or in if I wanted. But that’s on desktop. Was yours on your phone? Perhaps it opened the app, since you mention having an account 5 years ago. I find that some apps require you to sign in even when the website itself won’t. Instagram (on desktop) is bad about requiring signing in to view stuff, but it usually lets you see at least a single linked picture, in my experience. Oh, and, yeah, I really like that image, too. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/50 "2022-02-25T11:50:34Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Was yours on your phone? I have an Instagram account but never use it. Using Safari on my iPhone I get a page telling me I have to sign in. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/51 "2022-02-25T11:54:56Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Was yours on your phone? On the phone or showed me the image. On my laptop it asked me to sign in. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/52 "2022-02-25T13:04:01Z")
Is it this? [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Siren\_Painter\_ARV\_289\_1\_Odysseus\_and\_the\_Sirens\_-\_three\_erotes\_(02).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Siren_Painter_ARV_289_1_Odysseus_and_the_Sirens_-%5C_three_erotes_%2802%29.jpg) Wikipedia says the name of the artist is unknown. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/53 "2022-02-25T16:39:22Z")
Oh wow! I had no idea of the reference, but it looks likely, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/54 "2022-02-27T13:31:31Z")
I was hoping this thread would get a reply from @Athena, who might have an opinion on whether you have a tattoo of her… Brian ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/55 "2022-02-27T13:39:23Z")
Made me remember seeing The Who perform Athena live: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Go6FYVw6tTo/hqdefault.jpg "The Who - Athena (+lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go6FYVw6tTo) ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/56 "2022-02-28T19:42:06Z")
> [@PookahMacPhellimey](#): > > Ulysses and the sirens. Not my cup of tea, but she is really imaginative with her art. I was actually kind of amused by the space alien with saggy boobs. Don’t see that everyday. You can see more of her stuff [here](https://www.instagram.com/linda __flowers__ /). ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/57 "2022-03-01T08:29:12Z")
Some of her stuff is too “cute” for me, like the stuff she does with cats and girls/women. Not that I think it’s twee, but that wouldn’t be something that resonates with who I am. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/58 "2022-05-18T11:16:14Z")
In case anyone was wondering how this story ended. [Athena](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdsfd1vtHDB/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=) If you have a rock solid reason not to do this, please don’t tell me at this point! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/59 "2022-05-18T11:25:43Z")
That looks great! ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-against-a-tattoo-of-athena-update-18-may-2022-see-the-tattoo-in-post-58/959871/60 "2022-05-18T11:45:13Z")
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