Jewel of Athena

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 10 June 2026

Jewel of Athena is a Greek themed slot from software developer 1×2 Gaming featuring the beautiful Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Features on offer include free spins, sticky wilds and scatters.

About the slot

Jewel of Athena is a 5 reel, 25 payline video slot which has a high variance and an RTP set at 96%. Wagering starts from 25p up to £50 per spin and it is playable across all devices.Jewel of Athena is set in ancient Athens with the transparent reels surrounded in stone which sit on a backdrop of temples and beautiful gardens.Symbols are the lower value Jack to the Ace royals, Pegasus, gryphon,  a portrait of Zeus, winged golden sandals and Athena the goddess , the latter having the highest value, landing 3, 4 or 5 on a payline will give you x60, x375 and x1,000 of your wager respectively.The wild symbol is the blue gemstone and will substitute all other symbols except for the scatter which is the image of a temple.

Gameplay

To create a winning combination, you need to land a minimum of 3 matching symbols on a payline.Landin 3 scatter symbols on the 1^st, 3^rd and 5^th reels, will trigger the free spins feature, and award you with 5 bonus spins. Any wild symbol that lands during the feature will transform into a sticky wild and give you another bonus spin.Jewel of Athena is a nice simple game with superb graphics and animations. You have the potential to pocket up to x1,000 of your wager on this slot.

Matthew Kennedy

Co-founder & Technical Director at Play Cash Games

Matthew Kennedy co-founded Take Marketing Limited in 2008 alongside Becky Mosley and has worked in the UK online gambling industry ever since. He runs the technical side of the operation, building and maintaining the platforms that power Play Cash Games and the wider Take Marketing portfolio.

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Over 17 years in the industry, Matt has worked directly with affiliate platforms, casino operators, and software providers. He has seen the market move from desktop Flash slots to mobile-first HTML5, lived through every iteration of UK Gambling Commission rules, and built the systems that keep our coverage compliant as regulation evolves. He has a particular interest in responsible gambling tooling and player-fund safety — the parts of the industry most people do not see but that matter most.

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