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Furthermore, Athena also provides Odysseus with tremendous support throughout his voyage. You can see during the war in troy, he was with Clypso, and only her asking her father to send Hermes to deliver him and then when Odysseus landed in the island of the Phaecians; Athena makes him look attractive, this way Nausicaa, a Phaeacian princess, would love him and be willing to help him back home. Athena also disguises herself so many times to assist Odysseus. For example, in Book 7, Athena disguises herself as a young girl, and helps Odysseys find the Phaeacians palace. Here you'll find our princess dear to the gods....Be bold, have nothing to fear" (Homer 181). Here again, Athena is helping Odysseus as an Angel. In our Bible, Jesus also said I will send you my spirit to protect you …..In other words, the Greek gods is like our God, they establish strong relationships with us and ensure that we, people are going in the right path. Further examples of Athena's role in The Odyssey prove this. Athena disguises herself as a shepherd when Odysseus reaches Ithaca. She informs Odysseus that he must take revenge against the suitors because they want to wed his wife, and overtake his palace. Here again, we can see the importance of goddess Athena in Odysseus's life. She is constantly at his side, providing him with knowledge and support. Athena's assistance to Odysseus is also seen in Book Thirteen of the poem. Athena disguises Odysseus as an old
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As a result, Odysseus was able to take his revenge against the suitors. So through all the examples, we can see that Odysseus would never have made it home without Athena’s power and love. On the same token, we can see that even if other Gods such as Poseidon and Calypso have tried to kill or/ keep Odysseus for his return to Ithaca, Athena was always there to find solutions to save him. In book 13, Poseidon punished those phaeacians who have helped Odysseus to return home. And for Calypso, she tried to offer Odysseus the immortal life and promising him to be his eternal wife, but Odysseus’s love for his wife Penelope pushes him to fight for his
As a result, Odysseus was able to take his revenge against the suitors. So through all the examples, we can see that Odysseus would never have made it home without Athena’s power and love. On the same token, we can see that even if other Gods such as Poseidon and Calypso have tried to kill or/ keep Odysseus for his return to Ithaca, Athena was always there to find solutions to save him. In book 13, Poseidon punished those phaeacians who have helped Odysseus to return home. And for Calypso, she tried to offer Odysseus the immortal life and promising him to be his eternal wife, but Odysseus’s love for his wife Penelope pushes him to fight for his