Aided by the goddess Athena, he planned the construction of a huge wooden horse with enough room to contain 110 worriers. ... The Trojans thought the horse was a peace offering to Athena. ... As the Trojans slept that night, the Greek warriors emerged and signaled the waiting ships to bring back the rest of the Greeks to Troy. ... The Christian God which is more are time does not take direct in peoples lives. ... One example of this is when hector the mighty warrior of Troy, accepts the challenge of the goddess Pallas Athena to a combat. ...

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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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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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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. ... Like Arete, who is said to look like a god, many other beautiful and high-born women are compared to the gods. ... Odysseus prays to her as he would a god and she is a mortal and no god-like power. ... Athena must disguise herself as a man repeatedly in the story, so that she can function as a man, and be able to help Odysseus. By looking at The Odyssey and its portrayal of women, we can begin to get an idea as to how the an...

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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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Earth- The first being in the universe. Gives birth to Heaven. Heaven- Made from and married to Earth. Creates the titans and other first creatures of the world. Titans- Children of Heaven and Earth. These were the first gods who gave birth to the olympians that overthrew them. Cronus- ...

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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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Later, she married Ares, the God of War. ... The first child Eros or Cupid became the God of Love, and then Anteros became the God of Answering Love. ... Everyone wondered who deserved the apple, Hera, Athena or Aphrodite. ... Hera promised him power, Athena promised him war glory and wisdom, while Aphrodite promised him the love of the most beautiful of all mortal women, Menelaus' wife Helen. ... The stories of Greek mythology wouldn't have been complete without Aphrodite. ...

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The Iliad follows the actions of the Greek hero, Achilles, nine years after the start of the Trojan War. ... Achilles is a Greek warrior who is part of the Achaean army attacking Troy, while Aeneas is a Trojan who escapes Troy as it is being destroyed by the Achaean army. Achilles is half-human and half-god, and even though he possesses superhuman strength, and is the greatest Greek warrior he also has major character flaws. ... Athena tricks Hector into fighting Achilles, and the Gods want Aeneas to kill Turnus so he can start up the Roman Empire. ...

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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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The Greek Gods are never to be disrespected and or challenged or the wrath of the Gods would be smitten upon you. ... During the times of these Greek myths, violence was taken a lot more lightly than today. ... Athena disguised him as a beggar and Odysseus went to his home and won the challenge he took his bow and shot every suitor. ... Though he didn't intentionally do certain killings such as his wife and kids, they were seen as accepted and he received no punishment other than from the God's. ... Winter Greek myths all tell a different story and no two are the same, yet most share...

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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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