Athena

The topic of this essay will be on my opinion of Odysseus being a hero. Odysseus certainly did have some heroic moments in the Odyssey from the story of the Cyclops to the fight against the suitors and their families. Odysseus is a really courageous man, he always put his life on the line during these situations and got through hard and horrific conditions. There were times in the story that I thought Odysseus couldn’t make it but he came through and prospered to the next journey. Odysseus is…

disadvantages to being hubristic, so that people will learn from those mistakes. Some major examples of what can occur if one was hubristic in Greek mythology can be seen in the examples of Odysseus vs. Prometheus, Achilles vs. Hector, and Arachne vs. Athena. The first myth to be examined that prominently displays hubris is that of Odysseus. On his way back from the Trojan War, he and his men end up on an island inhabited by cyclopes. He enters the cave of Prometheus, a cyclops…

Aphrodite and Hera interfering with the affairs of men at the same rate as the gods. The Iliad does not offer a very positive view of women, but two of the most prominent characters, Athena and Helen, do exemplify some more positive traits to offer a portrait of a Greek woman to complement the kleos- driven man. Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess…

Gods/Goddesses, but this is about three in particular: Phaethon, Arachne, and Echo. Phaethon is the son of the Titan of the sun named Helios who wanted to fly his father's chariot across the sky. Arachne is a weaver who got turned into a spider for challenging Athena to a weaving contest. Echo is a nymph cursed by Hera/Juno to only speak the last few words she hears. Phaethon is the son of Titan Helios and the Oceanid nymph Clymene, who had grown up being told by his mother that his…

Odysseus’s sail home. Throughout his journey back to Ithaca, he encounters many unfortunate obstacles with gods and goddesses like Poseidon and Circe. Despite the intrusions, Odysseus receives guidance and assistance from Aeolus and especially from Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Additionally, the Odyssey undeniably displayed the ancient Greek’s belief in Greek gods and goddesses with prayers to the divine inhabitants of Mount…

this conclusion reigns true. The Trojan war was fought by men, but the real focal point of the conflict were the actions of the gods and goddesses. It seemed as if no side could gain a decisive edge without some form of divine intervention. Hera and Athena, on countless occasions, did whatever it took to ensure Greek victory due to their feelings being hurt by the Trojan prince, Paris. You could envision that normal people would carry on in their lives, but not Hera and…

One of the major ways Athena helps Odysseus is when she warns him of his Supreme Ordeal; the final test that proves whether or not Odysseus has proved himself a hero and king. When Odysseus arrives in Ithaca the first person to greet him is Athena, with bad news that suitors have taken over his kingdom and have been using his wife, and queen of Ithaca (Penelope) to become king, by trying…

In The Iliad, we saw Homer’s view of women as items of exchange and merely markers of the men who held possession over them, but The Iliad certainly contains strong female characters. Two of those characters in this epic poem are Athena Goddess of Wisdom and Hera the Goddess of Marriage and Queen of Heaven. Hera is known not only as the wife of Zeus but she is also his sister. As the poem goes along each even in their own small role demonstrated their power and how cunning both could be to get…

society holds negative views towards women such as their too emotional, they are objects. The men in ancient Greek society never let their women be in control since they are too emotional and act on emotion. Homer writes, “So he mocked/ as Athena and Queen Hera muttered between themselves, huddled together, plotting Troy’s destruction” (4. 23-25). In the beginning of this book Hera talks about wanting the war to start only because she does not like the Athenians nor does she agree with…

suitors take over his home and threaten his wife, Penélopê, and his son, Telémakhos. In her attempts to bring Odysseus home, Athena urges Telémakhos to begin his own travels in search of his father. During Odysseus’ trial to return to Ithika appearance reveals itself in diffrent ways to aid Odysseus and Telemachus. A major time when appearance had been used happened when Athena comes to Telemachus in the form of Mentes. Mentes had been a friend of Laureates so there can be no suspicion about…