"What is this thing?"
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If a link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Athena, or Athene was the Greek goddess of war, civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, crafts, justice and skill. There are some subjects within the Metroid series with this name. You may be looking for:
Athena Astronautics
Skybridge Athene