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The Odyssey - Online Term Paper

The Odyssey

In "", 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 ...

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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. As Odysseus was ...

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Added: 7/16/2005 04:47:31 AM
Category: English
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