influencing the lives of the characters‚ including Athena‚ Poseidon‚ and Zeus. As one of the most involved gods in The Odyssey‚ Athena plays an essential role. Athena acts as the key protector of the protagonists in the story. She is constantly assisting both Odysseus and Telemachus on numerous occasions of the epic. She advises Telemachus in his journey towards adulthood and acts as Odysseus’ lighthouse‚ guiding him back home. For example‚ once Athena spoke to men who had a conflict with Odysseus so
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Iliad Book1 Agamemnon takes Chryseis the daughter of chryses after the achaens sack a Trojan-allied town and capture two beautiful women. Then chryses ask for his daughter back offering a ransom but was refused. He then prays to Apollo for help and Apollo listens and sends plague to the camp causing many deaths. After 10 days of suffering Achilles calls assembly and ask for deity to tell why its happening. Calchas the seer told that he needs to return chryses‚ but Agamemnon became angry and would
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beautiful Athena who created the flute‚ who created the pot‚ who created the ship‚ who also created the chariot‚ and was also the favorite child of Zeus. Athena was a woman and was even allowed to use Zeus’s thunderbolt! For crying out loud can you all see that woman are also the symbol of Athens because of Athena. Now can you see that Athena was helpful‚ intelligent and after all she was a woman. I’m sure that she would want the same thing I’m telling you‚ that all to let woman be citizens. Athena was
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troops were falling over dead‚ the god’s arrows raining down all through the Greek camp”. Because of Apollo’s constant killing of the Greeks on the battlefield they would have had little chance against the Trojans. If it had not been for the goddesses Athena and Hera helping the Greeks on different occasions they would have most likely been dealt a fatal blow. All the gods in Olympus have many favorite sons and heroes who are warriors on both sides in this great battle between the Trojans
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boy to a hero of great proportions. Although there are many gods‚ it was mainly Athena who had a part in his transformation. His change is constant and occurs during the entirety of the story‚ however‚ there are a few key times when Athens presence really pushes him closer to being that ideal Greek hero. These few times include when Athena first visits him in his fathers hall in book I‚ when he is next visited by Athena during his journey in the house of Menelaus in book XV‚ then finally when she appears
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highly influential in the epic as well. With a common theme throughout the poem(s) of: You can always find your way home‚ just don’t give up. In Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”‚ there are many women that influence Odysseus but Penelope‚ Circe‚ and Athena mainly control his course. Penelope‚ Odysseus’s wife‚ is an influential background character in “The Odyssey”. Penelope not only stalls for Odysseus with the hope that he will come back but also keeps faithful while he’s away. In the epic it says
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the intervention of such divine powers as Athena‚ Apollo‚ and Zeus play significant roles in the lives of the characters and the events of the Greek- Trojan War. Athena plays a very influential role in the Greek-Trojan War. She is the most constant divine supporter of the Greeks and divine enemy of the Trojans. Athena’s function is to be a goddess of pro-Greek warfare. She came to the aid of the Greeks many times throughout the war. For instance‚ Athena came down from the sky to stop Achilleus
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been trained by Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and crafts‚ also known for her ability to spin and weave beautiful pictures. Arachne was scornful of this. Why she said‚ should she‚ with all her talent‚ be placed in an inferior place to the goddess? She would tell visitors that the Goddess herself could not produce work any better. Arachne welcomed
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because of the introduction of Athena‚ goddess of wisdom‚ into his sedentary life. Telemachus’ metamorphosis from an idle coward to an accomplishing hero was all due to the efforts of Athena’s encouragement. She was able to greatly change of Telemachus’ personality because of her encouragements and helpful deeds‚ and led him to accomplish great feats. Telemachus started at the beginning of the epic as a weakling and a coward‚ and was a prey for the vultures before Athena helped him out. He was first
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help‚ and is frowned upon by the gods. There are many gods‚ and goddesses who play significant roles in Odysseus’ journey back to his homeland of Ithaca. Athena‚ the gray-eyed goddess‚ or the daughter of Zeus‚ is the most predominant goddess in the epic. One of Athena’s roles is to act as a guardian towards Telemachus. In the beginning‚ Athena travels to Ithaca in the guise of Mentes‚ and states to Telemachus‚ Odysseus’ son‚ “I’m Mentes‚ son of wise Anchialus; the Taphian‚ tenacious oarsmen are the
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