"Ah, but you never recognized me, did you?
Pallas Athena, daughter of Zeus – who always
stands beside you, shields you in every exploit:
thanks to me the Phaeacians all embraced you warmly."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 13, lines 340-343. Athena tells her favorite mortal Odysseus that she always with him, aiding and protecting him in all his undertakings.