The Goddess Athena is the main female Character in the Odyssey. She is the main female character because she is the female that appears most in the story and helps Odysseus. Athena helps Odysseus throughout the story, she even ask Zeus to make sure that he survives through all of his hardships. For instance, she helps him by disguising him as a beggar when he returns to Ithaca.
Goddess Athena's role in this epic is to help Odysseus through his journey home and make sure that he survives. If she would not have helped Odysseus through his journey, he may have not survived through his journey. Athena plays a major role in making sure that Odysseus comes home safely to his home land of Ithaca.
Daughter of Zeus Athena helps Odysseus many times during the story. She helps him by making sure that he returns to his homeland without being killed. She helps him when he is threatened to be killed by the Cyclops. When the Cyclops threatens to tell his father that Odysseus was the one who injured him Athena helps him by asking Zeus to make sure that he never is killed. She also helps him when he returns to Ithaca after twenty years lost at sea, by disguising him as a beggar so that he will not be noticed by anyone so he can regain his thrown. This helps him a lot because if he was noticed he might not been able to kill the suitors and get his thrown back.
Athena is considered the main character in this story because she appears many times during the story and is close to the main character, which is Odysseus. She helps him through his journey home. She is responsible for him getting home alive and she makes sure that it happens. Odysseus is Athena's favorite mortal and she would do anything for him so that he can get back home to Ithaca with his family that needs him.
In conclusion, Athena has to be the main female character because she is the female character in the epic. Athena is very important because she helps getting Odysseus home alive to be back with his family.
THE GODDESS ATHENA THE BIRTH OF ATHENA Athena was born from a mortal woman named Metis, (meaning wisdom) and fathered by Zeus, king of the gods. ... And this is the birth of Athena, goddess of war and wisdom. ... The old woman threw down her disguise and reveled her true form, the goddess Athena. ... She was the patron goddess of Athens. ... She was a good-hearted goddess. ...
The goddess Athena was one of the many gods or goddesses that played a large role in Greek mythology. ... Athena is know to be the goddess of war, guardian of cities, patroness of arts and crafts, and promoter of wisdom ("Images of Women... The both of them appeared before the court of gods and goddess to make a judgment. ... The word Parthenon means virgin's place, for Athena was a virgin goddess ("Parthenon"-1). ... In respect, Athena was a goddess that was for all of Greece not just a single city. ...
The myth of the goddess Pallas Athena came about around 700 BC. ... [Evans 32] Pallas Athena originated as a storm and lightning goddess. ... [Evans 32] Athena was the goddess of war. ... Pronoia named her the counselor goddess (Boulaia) and the goddess of the assembly (Agoraia). ... [George] Although a warrior goddess, Athena grew to be known as "the protectress of civilized life, artesian activities, and agriculture" seeking wisdom and peace before conflict. ...
Athena was the war goddess of the Ancient Greeks. ... Athena was a tough goddess despite her subdued tendencies. ... In the Iliad, written by the poet Homer, Athena is portrayed as a fierce and ruthless warrior goddess, who takes pleasure in war and fighting. ... She is recognized as a goddess of good and not bad. ... In modern day she is recognized as a peaceful goddess who held much power. ...
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. ... Athena is also Zeus's favorite daughter. ... Through out the story of the Odyssey, Athena can transform herself into anyone or anything to disguise herself so people don't know she is a goddess. ... Athena is very found of Odysseus. ... Athena also helps them with this plan. ...
While most authors prefer to omit the presence of women in their epics, Homer opts to utilize the goddess Athena to portray strength. ... Since Athena is the goddess of war, one would think that she would not be as emotional as Homer portrays her to be. The common idea of the distant, indifferent, and malicious gods is rejected with Homer's portrayal of a kind, caring, and sensitive goddess. ... However, Athena steps in once again to save the day: "Athena spoiled their shots" (XXII 282). ... Homer chooses to unveil Athena now so that the suitors will know before they die the goddess ...
Athenas and Ares Throughout the ancient world, many civilizations established secret societies known only to a select few. ... Ares and Athena are the ancient Greek gods of war. Athena is the goddess of warfare to protect the state and is involved in the strategic aspect of it. ... He symbolizes the fearless warrior while Athena symbolizes the commanding general. ... Both groups would pay homage to Athena and Ares, but strategists would pay a little more to Athena while the soldiers would pay a little more to Ares. ...
