Canadian actress Athena Karkanis began her professional career in acting in 2003 with an episode on the _"Chappelle's Show" .
Meaning unknown, perhaps derived from Greek ather "sharp" and aine "praise". Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice and mathematics, the daughter of Zeus and the patron goddess of the city of Athens in Greece. She is associated with the olive tree and the owl.
