Athena's Boons allow abilities to Deflect projectiles and enhances Calls and defensive options. Overall, Athena provides defensive Boons rather than boosting your damage and usually damage from the Boons are pretty low. One of the best Boon from Athena is Divine Dash which can help you dodge and deflect damages back to enemies.

Your Attack is stronger, and can Deflect.
Attack Damage: +40%

Special is stronger, and can Deflect
Your Special Damage: +60%

Damages foes in a small area, and can Deflect.
Your Cast Cast Damage: 50 -> 85

Damages foes around you, and can Deflect.
Your Cast Blast Damage: 50 -> 80

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Your Dash deals damage and can Deflect.
Dash Damage: 10

Your Call briefly makes you Impervious and Deflect all attacks.
Effect Duration: 1.5 Sec.
Max Gauge Bonus: 6x Duration

After you take damage, damage foes around you and briefly Deflect.
Revenge Damage: 30

Resist damage from foes' attacks.
Reduced Damage From Foes: +5%

Death Defiance makes you Impervious longer. Replenish 1 use.
Effect Duration: 2 Sec.

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Death Defiance restores more e than usual. Replenish 1 use.
Bonus Restoration: +10%

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You begin each with your God Gauge partly full.
Encounter Starting Gauge: 20%

Resist damage from Traps.
Reduced Damage From Traps: +60%

Your abilities that can Deflect also make foes Exposed.
Bonus Backstab Damage: +50%

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When you Deflect attacks, it deals more damage.
Deflect Damage: +80%

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You have a barrier that negates an instance of damage.
Barrier Refresh Time: 20 Sec.

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After you Deflect, briefly gain +20% chance to deal Critical damage.
Effect Duration: 2 Sec.

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Your Cast gains any bonuses you have for striking foes from behind.
Bonus Backstab Damage: +35%

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If you have no Death Defiance, your Health slowly recovers.
Life Regeneration During Battle: 1 Health (every 0.8 Sec.)

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Your Phalanx Shot Cast bounces between nearby foes.
Max Bounces: 3

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Your foes' ranged-attack projectiles are slower.
Foe Projectile Speed Reduction: +50%

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You cannot be stunned, and resist some damage from Bosses.
Boss Damage Reduction: +10%

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Your abilities that can Deflect immediately activate Doom effects.
Doom Combo Damage: 40

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