(Odyssey, 5:180). ... (Odyssey, 6:15). ... Athene even helps to make him more presentable and godlike, because the main character has to be handsome and strong or else he may not be seen as good. ... (Odyssey, 22:460). ... There is a sense of a much stronger character in him now at the end of the story. ...

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Odysseus and Achilles In Homer's epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", Achilles and Odysseus are two characters that greatly encompass the human nature idealized by ancient Greeks. By studying the warrior's thoughts, actions, and ethics, the Ancient Greeks expected to learn how to handle the...

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