Queen Athena

Queen Athena is an important character from Disney's Animated Film The Little Mermaid III: Ariel's Beginning

Role in the Film
Queen Athena was the wife of King Triton, the mother of Ariel and the grandmother of Melody. She was the Queen of Atlantica, being a loved Queen by her subjects and family. Athena is remembered by being the joy and happiness of the Kingdom. She and her husband were very much in love, they had their very special song. She taught her daughters the love for the song, a habit that was inherited by her youngest daughter. Sadly she died in a accident provoced by pirates, leaving King Triton devastated. After her death, music was forbidden in Atlantica. She is remembered constantly by her daughters, who have a great admiration of their mother. Triton has a statue in his courtyard of him and his wife dancing. At the end of the film Triton accepts back the music, and Athena's spirit was present again when the palace became a happy place again.

Personality
She was a very loving mother being tender and affectionate with all her daughters, she was a loving and supporting wife, his husband loved her with all of his heart. Her youngest daughter and grandaughter inherited from her the gift of the Song. Ariel has a strong resemblance with her mother.