In Judea, the nativity reveals deity (6)

I believe the answer is:

athena

'deity' is the definition.
(I know that Athena is a Greek deity)

'in judea the nativity' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ATHENA' is hidden within 'judea the nativity'.

'reveals' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for athena that I've seen before include "wise but fierce goddess" , "One-time goddess" , "Greek goddess of wisdom etc." , "Greek goddess of a capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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