The Nor’easter known as Athena…

I would say we got 2-3 inches tops. It wasn’t really anything to write home about. However it was named, mainly because it did do some damage elsewhere. 
This is the first year that they have named our winter storms. Here is the list if your wanting to follow along:
U.S. winter storm names for winter of 2012 – 2013

Athena — The Greek goddess of wisdom, courage, inspirations, justice, mathematics and all things wonderful

Brutus — Roman Senator and best known assassin of Julius 
Caesar — Title used by Roman and Byzantine Emperors 

Draco — The first legislator of Athens in Ancient
Euclid — A mathematician in Ancient Greece, the Father of Geometry
Freyr — A Norse god associated with fair weather, among other things

Gandolf — A character in a 1896 fantasy novel in a pseudo-medieval countryside

Helen – In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy was the daughter of Zeus

Iago — Enemy of Othello in Shakespeare’s play, Othello

Jove — The English name for Jupiter, the Roman god of light and sky.

Kahn — Mongolian conqueror and emperor of the Mongol Empire

Luna — The divine embodiment of the moon in Roman mythology

Magnus — The Father of Europe, Charlemagne the Great, in Latin: Carolus Magnus 

Nemo — A Greek boy’s name meaning “from the valley”, means “nobody” in Latin 

Orko — The thunder god in Basque mythology

Plato — Greek philosopher and mathematician, who was named by his wrestling coach

Q — The Broadway Express subway line in New York City

Rocky — A single mountain in the Rockies

Saturn — Roman god of time, among other things who had a planet named after him

Triton — In Greek mythology, the messenger of the deep sea, son of Poseidon

Ukko — In Finnish mythology, the god of the sky and weather

Virgil — One of ancient Rome’s greatest poets

Walda — Name from Old German meaning “ruler”

Xerxes — The fourth king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, Xerxes the Great

Yogi — People who do yoga

Zeus — In Greek mythology, the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and the gods who lived there


Here is to hoping Brutus isn’t a brute! 
A nor’easter is a cold center hurricane. That is the best way to describe it from everything I have read. They tend to come up the coast just like a hurricane can. 
This is an example of a nor’easter from 2006. 
So yes we were hit by 2 of these storms in about 1 week! It will be a fun winter this year!