In the first book of Odyssey, Telemachus is displayed as an immature coward. ... He is being assertive with his opinions rather than letting them remain ignored like he would have in book 1. Telemachus' newfound authority is proof that his maturity and confidence increased significantly from where they were in book 1 to where they are in book 22. When comparing the Telemachus from book 1 to the Telemachus from book 22, it is difficult to recognize that they are the same person. ... In the beginning of the epic, Athena guides Telemachus into his journey toward adulthood by telling him ho...

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She is also praying to the gods to guide her son and those loyal to Odysseus in seeking revenge against the barbaric suitors. ... Another example of hospitality is displayed in Book 15: "Good entertaining ends with no detaining. ... Welcoming strangers with hospitality is incorporated throughout the entire book. ...

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Folding the clothes, she packed them into her painted wagon"(Book 6:277). ... Pallas Athena is a goddess who makes a plea to Zeus "that wise Odysseus shall return home at last, let us dispatch the guide and giant-killer Hermes down to Ogygia Island, down to announce at once to the nymph with lovely braids our fixed decree: Odysseus journeys home- the exile must return"(Book 1:99). ... He's plotting a way to journey home at last; he's never at a loss"(Book 1:233). ... (Book 12:44). ... Melantho for example, "was Eurymachus" lover, always slept with him" (Book 18:368). ...

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For instance in book fourteen, Hera deceives Zeus into sleep, which causes Trojan successes to be reversed and in book fifteen, Zeus reawakens and causes the Trojans to pursue the Greeks back to the ship once again. ... This can be seen in book five where Diomedes has his aristeia. ... During Achilleus aristeia, he is closest to the gods; they assist and guide him throughout. ... However, juxtaposed to this, prophesised from book one is his imminent and inevitable death. ... Book one is the beginning of quarrelling for both the mortals and divine. ...

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She falls far short of you, your beauty, stature" (Book V, pg. 84). ... The Sirens said "Come closer, famous Odysseus" (Book Xll, pg. 202) and promised him immortal knowledge. ... Continuously, he is directed to the Phaecians' palace where Athena "drifted a heavy mist around him" (Book VII. pg 105). ... Athena says, "she answers all our prayers" (Book VII. pg 106). ... As already stated, some female characters such as Calypso, Circe and the Sirens use their capabilities to seduce and manipulate Odysseus, while others such as Penelope, Athena and Queen Arete guide him home. ...

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Athena is, in many ways, Telemakhos" guide during his transformation. There is a vast difference between the Telemakhos of book one and the Telemakhos of book four in the way he speaks, the way he thinks of his family, and in his faith. In the beginning of Book One, Homer describes Telemakhos:"sitting there unhappy among suitors, a boy, daydreaming" (1. 141-142). ... While his transition from boy into man is somewhat gradual, the change is most apparent in Book Four while Telemakhos is speaking to Menelaos:"I came to hear what news you had of father. ...

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Where take myself, with no guide, no directions?" ... The goddess Circe addresses this problem in book XXII, when Odysseus has to pass the sea monster Skylla. The book describes the beautiful Circe, telling Odysseus that he may pass a monster if he makes an offering to the beast of six of his men. ... For some, the Odyssey is just a book about a man overcoming adversity, nothing more, nothing less. ...

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Athena is the great powerful goddess of wisdom, the different arts and crafts of women, which includes weaving, cooking or spinning, and the goddess of war or battle. One said that she was the first to teach numbers, but one might think this is a myth since she herself is a myth. Her goal throughout...

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