Andra Day will join season two of Disney's Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Athena, the network announced Sunday. Day's Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, is the mother of Annabeth Chase (played Leah Sava Jeffries) in Rick Riordan's wildly popular teen book series.

Oscar-nominated actor Andra Day has been tapped to play Athena, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom and Annabeth’s mom, in the upcoming second season of Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The casting was reveiled at D23 in Brazil with a video of Day in character posted across the show’s social media accounts.

Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians has picked a real winner — of Golden Globe, Grammy and Emmy awards — to play Annabeth’s mom. R&B singer and actress Andra Day will play Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom,

Andra Day is joining the Season 2 cast of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” as Athena. Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, is one of the most important Olympian characters in Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson” books,

Andra Day has been cast in Season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, where she will portray the Greek goddess Athena. Athena, a central figure in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series, is the mother of Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries),