No more of this, though. Two of a kind, we are,
contrivers, both. Of all men now alive
you are the best in plots and story-telling.
My own fame is for wisdom among the gods--
deceptions, too.
(Odyssey 13.296-99, trans. Fitzgerald.)
From (http://pup.princeton.edu/books/lyons/chapter_3.html) Deborah Lyons' Gender and Immortality.

When you first read the Judgment of Paris, did you really root for Aphrodite? Didn't you want him to pick Athena, the warlike goddess of wisdom who stands on her own, able to get the best of men when she wants to, the noble hero's behind-the-scenes helper? I certainly did. However, the Trojan War isn't a pick-your-own adventure story. No matter how many times I read it, Aphrodite won. What did change over time was my attitude towards the goddesses.

Athena is a wonderful, inspiring role model for schoolgirls. Even schoolboys find her attractive.

As Athenian-born Nick Pontikis (http://www.thanasis.com/mjan99.htm) says:

As a child growing up in Greece, she was my favourite of the 12 gods - After all, she was the goddess of:
  •Wisdom (I've always admired smart women);
  •War (you should see her take on the men and clobber them!);
  •The Arts (you gotta have art);
  •Industry (her gifts to gods and mortals are legendary);
  •Justice (nice to have the law on your side); and
  •Skill (nothing like a skilled trade to see you through rough times...)
Talk about a well-rounded woman!