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    married Thetis didn’t invite Eris – goddess of chaos so Eris send a golden apple through Mount Olympus on the apple says the word Kallistay (for the fairest) all the women fight over the apple so Zeus makes the cut list on the list • Athena- goddess of victory & strategy & knowledge- Zeus’s daughter came out of his head • Aphrodite- goddess of beauty and love- Zeus’s daughter or sister • Hera- queen of the goddesses and Zeus’s wife. but Zeus refuses to make the decision

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    because she‚ like primitive males‚ exercises destructive justice and enters the cycle of violence. Conversely‚ Athena implements a new and productive structure of justice known as litigation. This suggests that Clytemnestra functions as a catalyst in the transformation from oikos (aristocratic) to polis (democratic) which reflects upon society’s progress towards cleansing. However‚ Athena replaces Clytemnestra as the dominant female figure because she employs a new and more productive justice referred

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    helped him‚ but not all of characters. There are various important characters and each of them has different personalities and roles. In 21 century‚ most of women play a big role. What about in 8th century? According to the book Odyssey‚ Penelope‚ Athena‚ Calypso are the powerful women in his trip. All of them play different parts in Odyssey’s life and they represent women in Greece. The first important woman is Penelope who is Odyssey’s wife. She waited Odyssey for twenty

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    The Titans Cronus and Rhea are the parents of Poseidon in Greek mythology. Poseidon is one of their 3 sons; the others being Hades (Underworld) and Zeus. There were also 3 sisters‚ Hestia‚ Hera‚ and Demeter. Poseidon is usually shown with his wife Amphitrite‚ but he mated with many creatures. Such as water spirits which is why Cyclops are some of his children. Poseidon mated with Medusa when she was still a beauty. Out of their union was born the winged horse Pegasus. Cyclops are Poseidon’s son

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    to your boyhood any longer – it’s time you were a man’” (1.341). These are the words of Athena‚ the Goddess of Wisdom‚ in her attempt to motivate Telemachus as he embarks on a rite of passage to manhood. Throughout the epic poem‚ Athena assists and inspires Telemachus‚ imbuing him with confidence and courage so he may follow in the footsteps of his father‚ the great Odysseus. After his first encounter with Athena‚ we witness Telemachus mature from an unmotivated‚ helpless daydreamer‚ into a young man

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    versions say he did sacrifice Iphigenia‚ others that Artemis exchanged a deer in her place‚ and took Iphigenia to the land of the Tauri (the Crimea) as a priestess‚ to prepare strangers for sacrifice to Artemis. Athena (Minerva) The Goddess Athena is a part of Greek Mythology. Athena was the Greek Goddess of War and the Greek Goddess of Wisdom. She was also known as the Goddess of Weaving

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    out the way it really did‚ and without them‚ the story would not be complete.The reason the Trojan war began was because of the goddess Helen. Odysseus needed to return to Ithaca in order to be with his love and wife‚ Penelope. Finally‚ the goddess Athena made his return to Ithaca possible by helping him along the way. These three women helped complete the story of Odysseus. They all have meaningful roles in the life of Odysseus‚ and help make fulfill his journey. To begin with‚ Helen has a very

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    that their plan won’t work‚ the suitors are still taunting Odysseus because of Athena purposely making them so Odysseus anger is still sharp. This extension happens after the arrogant and wealthy suitor Ctesippus throws a cow’s hoof at Odysseus and Telemachus tells him off for it and for speaking of Penelope playing wife by force. Then after Athena setting off a lot of laughter among the suitors Extension: Oh‚ how Athena‚ queen of tactics‚ devised a death for the swaggering suitors. Hotheaded Odysseus

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    portrays the females in contradictory ways: the characters of Athena and Eurykleia are given strong‚ admirable roles while Melantho‚ the Sirens and Circe are depicted in a much more negative way. Penelope—the central female character—is given both negative and positive attributes. Athena‚ the grey-eyed goddess of wisdom and battle‚ has a soft spot for Odysseus and Telemachos. The action begins with a meeting of the gods‚ where Athena makes a plea on behalf of Odysseus‚ asking her father‚ "Why‚

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    the men in his house‚ and he was afraid to do something when he found out his father was alive. Then after he talked to Athena‚ he felt more confident about himself and he gave orders to the men‚ he set sail on a journey to find his father and on his journey he talked to some people who reassured him Odysseus is his father. Telemachus is unsure if he is Odysseus’s son. When Athena is talking to him‚ she asks him if he is truly Odysseus’s son. He says‚ “Mother has always told me I’m his son‚ it’s

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