What Is Athena Role In The Odyssey

Athena: The Goddess of All
Athena is one of the most important Goddesses of Mount Olympus. She gave guidance to those who seeked it. She was brave and very intelectual no matter the circumstance. She was also has one of the strangest stories of becoming a goddess. Let’s start with the story of how Athena came to be.
Zeus as we all know was a major player when it came to women. He fell in love with an Oceanid named Metis, who was the daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Considering Metis was an Oceanid she would become Zeus’ first wife. During the time Zeus and Metis were together Metis became pregnant. In fear of what Zeus’ father and grandfather did to their children Metis kept her pregnancy a secret. While walking around scaring mortals
and whatnot Zeus was warned by Gaea (Earth) that Metis was pregnant and if the child was a boy he would overthrow Zeus from his throne like his father had done to his grandfather, and like he had done to his own father (Athena). Zeus decided it was a good idea to swallow his wife so she couldn’t give birth, and that is exactly what he did. What he didn’t know was that the baby was still developing. Zeus later came down with the most horrendous headaches known to man or God, and since he is the God of the universe he called on two of his sons Hephaestus and Hermes. Zeus’ whaling had caused quite a ruckus on Olympus so Hermes and Hephaestus wasted no time and rushed over to Zeus’ aid immediately. They strapped him down and split his skull open with a battle axe, which then released Athena, fully grown in a suit of armor. And that my dear friends is how one of the most famous and important Goddesses came to be.
Athena does not necessarily have a “main story”.
She was mentioned in many quests and stories of Ancient Greece, such as the story of the Greek hero Odysseus. She was known for giving advice to mortals and even to Zeus the King of the Gods. In one case she helped Odysseus the hero of the Trojan War. Odysseus won Athena’s favor with his intelligence and clever nature. Throughout the war Athena, placed thoughts and ideas in his head that helped him during his adventure. Even later she appeared to him before he entered the capital where his wife Penelope lived (The Gods and Goddesses). She tried to convince him that Penelope thinks he was dead and that she has remarried, but Odysseus can see through her lie. Athena is impressed and, disguises Odysseus as a beggar so he can enter undetected and gives him the help and advice he needed to kill his wife’s suitors and become king
again. Athena is known to have taken place in many competitions.
She was also known to have never lost a competition or war for that matter. The next story is about the city of Athens, where Athena and her uncle Poseidon waged war and anger with each other. Athena and Poseidon fought for control over Athens and its surrounding territory, Attica (Myth Summary). The contest was located on the Acropolis. Poseidon struck the rock with his trident and created a salt spring or a horse. Athena created an olive tree from the ground by the touch of her spear and she was announced the victor. The olive was fundamental to Athenian life. Poseidon continued to be worshiped in Athens. In his temple the Erechtheum, on the Acropolis, just across from the Parthenon, the marks from the blow of his trident could be seen, and nearby it, the olive tree that Athena had created continued to
grow.
One of Athena’s many roles was Goddess of War. She was the like opposite of her brother, Ares who was also a major God of war. Her war was the war of strategy and logic, which was very different from Ares’ war of bloodlust and violence (The Gods and Goddesses). In fact Athena did what she could to prevent war. Such as the the Trojan War. When the war broke out Athena appeared on the battle site, and made each side swear an oath to keep peace and not attack the other side. Regardless of her efforts an arrow was let loose, which started the war. Athena was angry and so joined the Greeks, which in the end the Greeks claimed victory in the war.
The symbols of Athena consist of the owl and the olive tree. Athena is the Patron of Athens, hence the name Athens. Athena is the Goddess of wisdom, military victory, patriotism, and crafts. Athena is known to keep the Goddess Nike at her side. She also carries with her, a war helmet, a spear, and shield with a gorgon head depicted on the front.
Athena is the modern Goddess of the world. She shows that wisdom, strategy, and creativity can solve any problem. She is the peacekeeper of the world. She keeps civilizations together, with her logic, reasoning, and wisdom. Athena has outsmarted some of the most clever and cruel gods and goddesses ever. She will be forever known as the Goddess of All.