One view was that Athena had turned her into a Gorgon because Medusa had slept with Poseidon inside of her temple (Nardo 20). This perspective says that Athena was so unhappy that Medusa was defiling her temple‚ so as a punishment she turned her into a monster that no one could sleep with or even look at without dying. Another view also had to do with the relationship between Medusa and Athena. The second view says that Medusa was the most beautiful person in the world until Athena became jealous of
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The Odyssey What is the nature of free will? Are gods or humans responsible for what happens? The Odyssey is a poem which is about a man named Odysseus (also known as Ulysses in Roman myths) who is on his way back to Ithaca where his home is with his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus but is said to be dead. Telemachus goes on hunt for Odysseus because he believes his father is still alive. On Odysseus’ way back to Ithaca he goes through many challenges such as defeating the Cyclops‚ Sirens
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a GOD! I don’t even care about Odysseus. Calypso is better looking than Penelope. I would be happy in his situation‚ but no‚ Athena needs to intervene. She needs to free Odysseus so she can look like she is high and mighty. She just wants to suck up to Zeus‚ but I have to be the one to tell Calypso to let him go. I was forced into letting her go. If Zeus didn’t favor Athena so much I wouldn’t have had to. Yes‚ it was a pain to go visit her‚ but that’s not why I’m angry. I’m angry because Poseidon
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The third step of the Odyssey is meeting the mentor‚ Odysseus does this when he meets and is helped by Athena. Athena‚ the Goddess of wisdom‚ and becomes Odysseus mentor. She help Odysseus‚ even though she is not supposed to. Athena helps Odysseus by pleading with the gods so that he could go home. She tells him how to get through certain dangerous situations and leads him to King Alcinous. The next step in Odysseus’s journey is crossing the threshold. After the war‚ the gods are angry at the Greeks
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exemplify characteristics such as: passion‚ jealousy‚ love and rage through these emotions Homer has allowed the reader to visualize a generalized depiction of Women in the Ancient World‚ whether negative or positive. In the Iliad‚ both Hera and Athena are the leading immortal females‚ and both Goddesses are on the side of the Achaeans‚ which is evident throughout the entire epic. Also‚ both Goddesses are heartless when anything or anyone interferes with either of their plans. In Book One‚ Hera
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Dylan Madden Word Count: 539 Odyssey: Books V‚ VI‚ X and XXIII Response 4 September 2017 Athena continues to show her care giving side after pleading with her father Zeus to free Odysseus which he does after he sent Hermes to tell Calypso to free him and she does which shows that she has a sense of decency despite her sexual ambitions to keep him on her island. After building a raft and sailing out to sea‚ he continues to receive bad treatment from Poseidon after he conjured up a storm
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The Odyssey has captured minds for over 2700 years‚ and the story of Odysseus shows his determination to fight and conquer obstacles with and without the help of the Gods. The story dates back before 1000B.c. (The Modern Library‚ 1950‚ p.VI) His creative and cunning tactics throughout the story show his determination to reach his homeland of Ithaca. After conquering the Trojan War‚ Odysseus was told by Poseidon “man is nothing without the gods”. Poseidon felt Odysseus was not thankful for Poseidon’s
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would someday retaliate - which he justly did. Athena speaks on behalf of Odysseus‚ pleading with Zeus to free him from Kalypso’s grasp. He agrees‚ and the god Hermes will be sent to Kalypso to ask her to free Odysseus. In disguise as an old friend of Odysseus’‚ Athena travels to his manor in Ithaka‚ now overrun with noisy‚ lustful suitors intent on marrying Odysseus’ wife‚ Penelope. Odysseus’ son‚ Telemakhos‚ unhappy among the suitors‚ greets Athena warmly as a stranger and invites her to their
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construction of the Parthenon temple began in 447 B.C.E. and was completed in 438 B.C.E. but the decorations building continued on until 432 B.C.E. The Parthenon was built on the Athenian Acropolis‚ Greece that the temple was dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena. The Salisbury Cathedral also known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built from 1220-1258. The Salisbury Cathedral was built in replacement of the former cathedral that Bishop Osmund had formally built for his monks of Old Sarum
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leader‚ and as a result is not a hero. Odysseus is not a good leader‚ given that his entire trip relied on help from the gods. The plan for Odysseus to return to Ithaca and save his family from the suitors was completely pioneered by Athena. Without the guidance of Athena specifically‚ as well as a handful of others‚ Odysseus would never have been able to return to Ithaca‚ let alone leave the captivity of Calypso. Therefore‚ Odysseus is more unheroic than not. Odysseus shows he is undeserving of the
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