Supposed device developed by the Ancients allowing he who possessed it to enter a vast storehouse of riches, hidden away by the Ancients prior to their ascension. Several Goa'uld, including Athena and Qetesh, made the Key their goal to locate and use, but even they were forced to consider that its existence may have been an elaborate hoax. Her relationship with Athena fractured, Qetesh made her former associate believe that she possessed the Key. She then abruptly vanished. This placed Athena in an awkward position, believing that the device had been real. Years later she continued to pursue Qetesh's host for whatever knowledge she may have left behind -- long after the Tok'ra had removed the symbiote from Vala Mal Doran. KEY EPISODE(S) - Memento Mori - Athena captures Vala, Qetesh's former host, and orders her Trust associates to probe her mind for knowledge to the Key of Infinite Treasure.  |