Edith Hamilton‘s study of classical Greek mythology led to her own versions of these myths in her book Mythology. In the section titled “Background to the Odyssey,” characters such as Athena, Hera and Zeus exercise power in their favor throughout. The gods/goddesses are central to the myth because they play a significant role in every aspect of the Greek and Trojan War. It was not only a battle between humans, but also gods. By exerting their power, the gods/goddesses illustrate that Greek society relies heavily on the deities. Hera queen of the gods Athena, the goddess of wisdom, war, patriotism and good citizenship and uses their dynamic power to prolong the Greek and Trojan War. Menelaus’s wife Helen (regarded as the “Finest Women of the
