The Charater of Athene in Homer's Odyssey
In "The Odyssey", Athene helped Odysseus numerous ways physically and
mentally by aiding him, Telemachus, and Penelope.
In book I, Athene urged Telemachus to give up boyhood, act like a man,
present his case to search for his father to the assembly, and take stronger
steps to search for his father. After Telemachus presented his case to the
assembly and no action was taken on his request for a ship to enable him to
search for his father, Telemachus prayed to Athene for help. In response to his
prayer, Athene appeared as Mentor and borrowed a ship and crew for Telemachus.
Athene also helped Telemachus by appearing to him in a dream, urging him to
return to Ithaca and warning him about the ambush of the suitors.
Athene helped Penelope numerous way also. Athene helped her by
comforting her so she would not go into a nervous break down over all her stress,
the suitors and Odysseus returning or not. Athene gave Penelope hope of Odysseus
returning. Athene even made Penelope appear more beautiful than she really was,
because Penelope was actually really ragged. Athene also helped Penelope by
giving her a dream of gulls, representing the suitors, and an eagle,
representing Odysseus, killing the gulls.
Athene helped Odysseus numerous ways as well. She helped by persuading
the gods to free Odysseus from Calypso. Athene even helped Odysseus by telling
Naussicaa to do her laundry at the beach and telling her to help the man she
meets. So when Odysseus came to shore he was ugly and he scared the other women
on the beach away, except Nausicaa. Nausicaa washed Odysseus up, gave him
clothes, and told him how to act when they return to her place. As they were
going to Naussicaa's place Athene made Odysseus invisible so the guards would
not see him and Athene made Odysseus look better by making him look taller,
stronger, and giving him more hair on his head. Athene also helped Odysseus by
counseling him on how to handle the suitors, and she disguises him as an old
begger so no one will recognize him immediatly. Athene later restores Odysseus
to his own form when he reveals himself to his son and together after twenty
years they plan a vengeance on Penelopes wooers.
Odysseus stays on the island because of a mutual lust between him and Circe. Odysseus...
The women presented throughout The Odyssey provide a respectable representation of women in ancient Greece in general. There are several women introduced in The Odyssey, all of various backgrounds and social classes. The most notable women or type of women in this epic include goddesses, Penelope, and the housemaids and servants.
Homer's great epic, "The Odyssey" was written several thousands of years ago, a time in human history when men played the dominant role in society. The entire structure of civilization was organized and controlled by men; It was an accepted fact that women held an inferior position in society. Society was constructed as if women were around only to serve the men. The involvement of women in any circumstance was almost completely dominated by what the men allowed. The women were valued in society, only they were not given important roles or any decision making power. It is as if they held no power in the ancient Greek society. This is why Homer's Odyssey is very unique, Homer put women into roles that were previously unheard of for women to possess. Unlike in The Iliad, where women served merely as an object to men; female characters of Odyssey are distinctive because they possess personality, and have intricate relationships with the male characters of the Odyssey. By characterizing the women in "The Odyssey", a reader may come to some conclusions about the role of women in this epic. Along with the belief that women played a secondary role to men in society, the female characters displayed certain traits that could not be exhibited by the men. Athena demonstrated the most intelligence and valor out of all the characters in "The Odyssey." The male characters play the most significant roles in this epic, but without the support of the females in "The Odyssey", Odysseus would not have made it through his journey.
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Odysseus got lost on his way home and he is currently being held captive by the goddess, Calypso. She won’t let him leave because she fell in love with him.
In Greece, on the island of Ithaka, the queen awaits the homecoming of her husband from the Trojan War. However, Odysseus does not return from the war unlike his fellow shield brothers, leaving his wife alone in Ithaka with their son. Penelope is left in a very vulnerable situation because suitors are now coming into her home looking to marry her, as whoever she chooses to marry would become the king of Ithaka. Penelope is forced to adjust to life without her husband, and in a way, fend for herself completely. This is not a problem for Queen Penelope, however. Penelope is not only the most loyal wife, but also exudes a self-confidence and intelligence befitting of the Queen of Ithaka.
Athena is the daughter of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods. She is one of the 12 Olympians that live on top of Mount Olympus. Athena is the goddess of wisdom, strategy, skill, and justice, and the owl is her sacred bird. In Mandelbaum verse translation of the epic poem the Odyssey of Homer, Athena helped Odysseus by providing guidance, physical, and internal help. Without this help, Odysseus would have to forge the path home by himself and face the challenges that are to come alone. He would be left to face the wrath of both Zeus and Poseidon without another major god’s help. Athena aided Odysseus in the trials he was to face, which gave him the guidance and help he needed to return to his home, Ithaca.
Athena was the virgin daughter of the great god Zeus and she was also one of the great
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Odysseus ' principles and characteristics are a prototype of an ideal Homeric Greek leader. Odysseus is noble, clever and loyal. Through his distress and blunders, he gains knowledge that was not only crucial for his survival but for his companions too. Odysseus’s cleverness constantly allowed him to avoid death because he relied on trickery, rhetoric and disguise. “The society depicted in The Odyssey is one where male values were dominant and where all socially relevant transactions took place between the male members of the community”. (Whittaker 39) While males’ dominance takes the forefront in society, their principles are continuously being challenged by the allurement of women. In The Odyssey, many instances of such seduction reveals
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The women in The Odyssey are a fair representation of women in ancient Greek culture. In his work, Homer brings forth women of different prestige. First there are the goddesses, then Penelope, and lastly the servant girls. Each of the three factions forms an important part of The Odyssey and helps us look into what women were like in ancient Greece.
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