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It's similar to the sword in the Royal Garden that Ikusa wielded against King Midas. I'm pretty sure they even have similar names?
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More then that, it's the same sword. Hata changed the name of the sword between the magazine and volume editions of the EoTW arc, IIRC.
It's also the sword that Ginka pulled out of Machina, which may have something to do with his absence currently.
Now that I think about it, Athena has had the Shirozakura with her ever since she left the Royal Garden. It's not too farfetched that it's connected to her power in some way even though she (apparently) can't wield it herself.