User blog comment:Soulslicer/Pyrrha's basis/@comment-18396318-20131107235220

I did a little bit of research. No record I could find of Ares disguising himself as anything but a boar. Athena, on the other hand, disguised herself as at least five different men in Odyssey. Athena is associated with spears, as well.

If we want to go by name similarity or meanings, Pallas Athena isn't very close to Pyrrha Nikos. Pyrrha cam mean fiery, and Nikos can mean champion. Again, not too much similarity. Then again, not much with Procris, either, except that a Pyrrhic Victory involves great sacrifice, and Procris dies at the end.

Procris has hunting, Aura, the spear, and possibly the name going for her, while Athena has the spear and a much more recognizable character. I could see it going either way, actually, but we're very close.