A Loving Son Many people have heard of Greek Mythology, but have many people read it? ... This quickly changes when Athena appears to him as a family friend called Mentes. Athena tells him to take action and have the suitors kicked out and go on a journey to find news of your father. ... After he has meets Athena and Athena gives him the courage to stand up against the suitors. ... The maid asks him what all of the food is for and he replies ""Take heart, Nurse, there's a god behind this plan. ...

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Odysseus fought in the Trojan War and, after the Greeks claimed their victory at Troy, began his prolonged journey home. ... His impulsiveness resulted in Athena coming down from Mount Olympus to warn him saying "Foolhardy man! ... Without Athena's wisdom, Odysseus was sure to meet his doom because there was no way that he could defeat the goddess Charybdis. ... Athena reassured Odysseus throughout the epic poem saying "I am a god and will protect you to the end, through all your toils" (196). Odysseus became dependent on Athena's encouragement and lacked self-reliance. ...

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Odysseus fought in the Trojan War and, after the Greeks claimed their victory at Troy, began his prolonged journey home. ... His impulsiveness resulted in Athena coming down from Mount Olympus to warn him saying "Foolhardy man! ... Without Athena's wisdom, Odysseus was sure to meet his doom because there was no way that he could defeat the goddess Charybdis. ... Athena reassured Odysseus throughout the epic poem saying "I am a god and will protect you to the end, through all your toils" (196). Odysseus became dependent on Athena's encouragement and lacked self-reliance. ...

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After convening, Zeus, Athena and the other gods send aid to Odysseus. ... In this case, Odysseus is so exceedingly noble that he essentially achieves the status of "god" (Homer 7). ... In ancient Greek society this would have been even more noble than it would be today because of the Greek infatuation with the gods. Impressively, this also meant departing from an isle that, "Even a god,/ who lives forever, coming there, would be amazed/ to see it, and his heart would fill with pleasure" (Homer 23). ... Moreover, Zeus and Athena regard him as one of their brethren. ...

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Homer uses Xenia, the Greek practice of hospitality to strangers, to characterize mortals, gods, and monsters as "good" or "bad" according to Greek values. ... Telemachus shows respect through his hospitality towards Athena when he, "took her right hand" and brought her into his home (I. 28). ... Telemachus, not knowing at the time the stranger was Athena, shows how much he respects others and does not discriminate against strangers. Even though he didn't know the stranger was Athena in disguise, he gave her his hospitality. ... Characters relied on hospitali...

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Fate as far as Greek mythology goes is not just fate. ... (Munro) However, in the world of Greek Mythology fate does not just happen. ... For example, Athena went to Ithaka and advised Odysseus's son to call an assembly. ... Here again is a prime example of the god's important role in the development of the story. Without the interference of Athena the suitors may have moved more quickly than they did. ...

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After witnessing Odysseus sobbing on Calypso's island; Athena implores Zeus to end Odysseus's suffering and allow him to return home. ... Homer portrays Athena as being moved by the pitiful image of the great warrior Odysseus, later fully described, as crying and longing for his wife and home. ... Once again a god's, this time Apollo's, empathy eases the pain of a mortal. Homer uses these instances of kindness from the god's to display to the listener the necessity for compassion toward his fellow man. ... The Iliad and The Odyssey showcase compassion as an emotio...

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Athena, the goddess of wisdom, is helpful while in battle. Athena has made it very clear that she dislikes the Trojans. ... Diomedes prays to Athena for revenge and in return she gives him strength. ... "(190) Aphrodite is also a kin to Athena and Hera. ... The Greeks win the war; they will in return total control to everything in Troy. ...

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Ancient Greece has always been an interest of mine. ... Having the protection of a god is also a certain quality of a hero. Athena constantly helps Odysseus during his travels. Athena helps him escape from Calypso's island, helps him land on Pheaecia, and she also disg! ... Odysseus is a classic Greek hero. ...

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Hesiod is one of the earliest and primary Greek Poet and a major source for Greek mythology. ... Another important part of Greek culture and Greek mythology is the role of woman and the way they are depicted. ... " (Thury 36) There are many other stories where female represent good virtues such as the goddess Athena and also Zeus wives Metis and Themis which respectively mean intelligence and law. ... Even Zeus, the god of gods and human feared fate as well that he also swallowed his wife Metis with the child inside. ... In that way they said, no other god than Zeus would get the royal po...

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Odysseus was the King of a Greek island named Ithaca. ... Odysseus shows the quality of beauty when Athena changed Odysseus from an old beggar to a hero. Even his son does not believe it is Odysseus because he is so beautiful, Telemachus thinks he is a god (BL. 1426). ... This also shows that the Greeks envisioned the gods as beautiful people as well, not one god even Hades is ugly. Odysseus shows the characteristic of beauty again when, Athena changed his appearance when Odysseus was talking to Penelope, it says "She made him tall and crisper too, with crisping hair... all red golden." (...

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All of these practices, however, share a collective purpose in worshipping and honoring a higher being, in most cases, a god-like figure. ... Initially, a god's confirmation for a mortal may be solely based upon the quantity of contributions they have made to the immortal community. As Zeus clarifies his opinion of hero Odysseus to his daughter Athena, who is seeking his help in protecting the suffering him from the ceaseless danger he has encountered, he proclaims, " 'Great Odysseus who excels all men in wisdom, excels in offerings too he gives the immortal gods who rule the va...

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In ancient Greek mythology, a son's character is believed to be a reflection of his father. Early in the poem, Telémakhos demonstrates this axiom by responding to Athena's questioning about his father, "My mother says I am his son; I know not surely. ... In a more direct fashion, Polyphemos is representative of specific aspects of his father, the god Poseidon. ... Poseidon, like the other gods of Olympus, was more than just a humanlike immortal to the ancient Greeks. ... Nearly every time that Odysseus is struck by the wrath of Poseidon, it follows an episode where he himself ...

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In ancient Greek mythology, a man's fate was determined by the three fates, past, present and future. ... Athena tells Odysseus, that if his crew eats the cattle of the god Helios then only he would return home but if they didn't then all would return home safe. ...

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Gilgamesh is two thirds God and one thirds man (Epic of Gilgamesh Chapter 6), a product of intercourse and relationship between and God. ... In the case of god Ea, he comes as a helper to Utnapishtim despite the collective anger of the gods towards man an action that demonstrates some kind of affection and hope shared between man and god. ... Both epics also shed light on the very central theme of fate and destiny found in both Greek and Mesopotamian culture and practices. ... The first of which involved Hera's offer to Paris in which she asks him to pick between Aphrodite and Athena ...

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By drawing conclusions from the text about the views of women held by the author, a bigger picture of the role of women in ancient Greek culture can be drawn. ... Athena, the goddess of wisdom, is the most prominent example of the role; in the very beginning of the story she is seen making a plea for Odysseus to be able to return home, and throughout a great deal of the book she assists him on his journey. ... Other than Athena, there are many examples of goddesses taking pity on a mortal, usually Odysseus, and helping him out. It is the role of the woman goddess and not the male god to pity...

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Agamemnon was forced to return Chrysies because of a plague that Apollo sent against the Greeks for refusing to allow Chrysies to be ransomed to her father, so he decided to take Briseis away from Achilles. ... Another difference from today's definition of arête and the Iliad's definition of arête is that during the Iliad's time period getting help from an outside force or a God was seen as a honor and not as cheating like it is in today's sports. For example when Achilles receives a powerful shield from Athena this is seen as an honorable gift that can only be given from...

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"The Odyssey" is a literary classic, comprised of various events that teach the people of our generation many lessons and characteristics that the Greeks admired in the past. ... For instance, as Odysseus travels to the Palace of Alcinoos, he is told to ask someone for directions and "Athena met him herself in the shape of a young girl carrying a pitcher" (83). She realized beforehand that if she were to appear before him in the form of a god, his reaction would cause a disruption in his journey to the palace and eventually to Ithaca. ...

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