In these pictures of Athena you'll see how she was represented during the ages.
Some of her best known representations in antiquity (notice her characteristic helmet):
Athena or Minerva
Unknown
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Pallas de Velletri, statue of helmeted Athena, Roman copy of a greek original
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Contemplating Athena
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Athena Nike adjusting her sandal, c.420-420 BC (marble)
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Parliament Building And Athena Fountain In Foreground.., Vienna, Austria
Mayfield, Diana
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Hercules and Athena
Unknown
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Ajax and Achilles Playing Dice in the Presence of Athena
Unknown
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Ajax, urged on by Athena, attacks Hector to whose aid Artemis rushes
Douris
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Song of Athena
Franklin, Richard
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Minerva or Pallas Athena
Klimt, Gustav
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Pallas Athena, 1898 (panel)
Stuck, Franz von
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The Three Goddesses (Athena, Hera and Aphrodite)
Stuck, Franz von
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Athena
Parkes, Michael
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Athena
Boulet, Susan Seddon
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