Trinity Hall Core Values In Homer's Odyssey
The Odyssey, written by Homer, has characters that contain both good and bad values, but which character has the most Trinity Hall core Values? Odysseus has far too much hubris to be considered a character that represents the Trinity Hall core values. Telemachus along with Penelope lack leadership. However, Athena obtains the Trinity Hall core values and although Athena is a goddess, she can act as a role model to the students in Trinity Hall because she represents Trinity Hall’s core values of respect, perseverance, and most of all leadership. Athena portrays respect to fellow gods, like Poseidon and Zeus, while also showing respect to mortals who possess her patron qualities, such as Odysseus and his kinsmen. Athena respects her father
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Remember your old comradeーall the service
I offered you! We were boys together!’
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[Agelaus threats to Athena]
‘Once we’ve killed both, the father and the son, we’ll kill you too, for all you’re bent on doing here in the hallsーyou’ll pay with your own head.’ ” (22. 214-219,226-228).
Therefore when Athena is faced with a great challenge, she prevails and shows her perseverance. Along with perseverance, Athena exemplifies the quality of leadership in her everyday tasks such as when she disguises herself, makes plans for Odysseus and Telemachus, and stops the war between the kinsmen of the suitors and Odysseus and his men. Athena takes charge and leads when she first disguises herself. In that moment the readers witness the first moment when Athena leads by example in the book. She tries to lead the mortals and let Telemachus know his father is alive:
“So Athena vowed and under her feet she fastened the supple sandals,
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She seized the rugged spear tipped with bronze pointー of heroes the mighty father’s daughter storm against.
And down she swept from Olympus’ craggy peaks and lit on Ithaca, standing tall at Odysseus’ gates, the threshold of his court. Gripping her bronze
Remember your old comradeーall the service
I offered you! We were boys together!’
…………………………………
[Agelaus threats to Athena]
‘Once we’ve killed both, the father and the son, we’ll kill you too, for all you’re bent on doing here in the hallsーyou’ll pay with your own head.’ ” (22. 214-219,226-228).
Therefore when Athena is faced with a great challenge, she prevails and shows her perseverance. Along with perseverance, Athena exemplifies the quality of leadership in her everyday tasks such as when she disguises herself, makes plans for Odysseus and Telemachus, and stops the war between the kinsmen of the suitors and Odysseus and his men. Athena takes charge and leads when she first disguises herself. In that moment the readers witness the first moment when Athena leads by example in the book. She tries to lead the mortals and let Telemachus know his father is alive:
“So Athena vowed and under her feet she fastened the supple sandals,
…………….. ……………..
She seized the rugged spear tipped with bronze pointー of heroes the mighty father’s daughter storm against.
And down she swept from Olympus’ craggy peaks and lit on Ithaca, standing tall at Odysseus’ gates, the threshold of his court. Gripping her bronze