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This paper examines how in the "Odyssey", the only fully explored relationship is the friendship between Athena and Odysseus. It looks at how the Goddess and the Wanderer delight in virtuosities of deception and how they seek to out wit the other with affectionate larceny. It shows how it is a crafty, amused, deeply feminine amity that binds Athena to Odysseus and how it is Athena, the goddess of wisdom and the patron of Odysseus, who has the greatest impact on him.

From the Paper
"The help of Athena can be traced back to the Iliad. During the funeral games for Achilles' friend, Patroclus, Athena helped Odysseus take many prizes. However, Athena's impact on Odysseus does not truly come about until the Odyssey. As the Odyssey opens, Odysseus is in a situation he cannot get out of without the help of Athena. He is on the island of Ogygia with Calypso, a beautiful goddess. She offers Odysseus immortality if he will stay on the island as her husband. It is at this point in the poem that Athena first interferes in the life of Odysseus. She plans to reunite Odysseus with his family. "

Tags:achilles, iliad, troy, godess

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This paper will discuss the ways that Athena is a greater hero than Achilles in Homeric literature. By addressing the weaknesses of Achilles, we can substantially prove that Athena is a greater hero in the Homer's portrayal of the Greek goddess.

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This paper is about Athena. The student was inspired about this paper after reading different fragments of the "Catalogues of Women" and "Eoiae". As the inspirer and the shaper of Perseus, Athena could be counted on to have supernatural and heroically beautiful features, but the precise nature of this beauty was not plain to be found.

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This paper discusses Homer's "The Odyssey". The paper explains that although Athena and Penelope are very different in terms of their general gender characteristics and hence their relative power, they are also very much alike in the way they actually influence events and manipulate the world around them. The paper examines how both inspire men to great deeds, for better or worse; both affect their environment through trickery and guile and both use their beauty to influence others.

From the Paper
"Homer's tale of the Odyssey is populated by many female characters, ranging in nature from the silent and submissive to the ferociously lethal. If one were to pick out two women who are most influential in the shaping of the story, however, the choice would certainly linger on the strange dyad of Athena and Penelope. Athena serves as the direct initiator of much of the action, and it is her force of will that drives the return of Odysseus and the death of the suitors. Penelope, on the other hand, is the inspiration which motivates the principle actors -- for herself, she takes precious little action and is deeply passive, even paralyzed, yet her very existence is enough to spur Odysseus from the side of his goddess-lover and to inspire the blind devotion of her suitors. "

Tags:goddess, lover, odysseus

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This paper will look at the Greek goddess Athena and her special place in Greek mythology. She was especially revered both in real life and in mythology, particularly by Homer, as we shall see. In preparing this paper, I looked at a number of representations of the goddess and will discuss them in some detail. Depending on the sculptor or the artist, she is depicted in any number of different ways.

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This paper analyzes Penelope and Athena's portrayals and roles in "The Odyssey" using Homer's description of them and how he wrote the characters, how Odysseus himself views the two women, and how they both help Odysseus in his journey back to Ithaca.

From the Paper
"The "owl-eyed goddess" Athena (Homer 1, 87), described in this way many times throughout the piece, is characterized generally as an intelligent, witty, caring god who takes extreme interest in Odysseus. Athena's role is vital in getting Odysseus back to Ithaca, as demonstrated in the countless episodes of vital assistance lent to Odysseus in his times of need. One small example of her help is when Athena beautifies Odysseus directly before the final revealing of him to Penelope in Book 23. Athena is also portrayed as very caring, through her assistance to Odysseus and comments such as this made here by Nestor: ?Ah, if only grey-eyed Athena chose to love you/ The way she did glorious Odysseus/ In the land of Troy! I have never seen/ A god show love so openly/ As Athena did to him. / You could see her/ Standing at his side!? (Homer 3, 242-247). This quote emphasizes Homer's writing of the goddess as especially caring towards Odysseus, while again using the "grey-eyed" physical description of her. The author's style of describing Athena as necessary to the basic plot of the story commands further respect for the character. Without Athena, the majority of the poem would not take place. The story would end with Odysseus stranded on Calypso's island. Homer interjects his own reverence for her when describing Agamemnon's distaste towards the army's sailing to sea."

Tags:greek, homer, journey, mythology, odysseus, travel

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This paper examines "The Odyssey" through the eyes of Athena and her relationships with Telemachus, Odysseus, and Penelope.

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"Telemachus is the first person to encounter Athena in the Odyssey, and in fact he is the one who needs the most attention, due to his lack of age. Athena has a plan to destroy the suitors who devour Odysseus' wealth, but in order for it to work, Telemachus has to go through his "rites of passage," to become a man. Athena knew that Odysseus' blood ran through the veins of young Telemachus and that all he needed to get it pumping was a little adventure. She decided to send him to Nestor in Pylos and Menaleus in Sparta for news of his father. They were two men who knew his father well and would be able to give Telemachus a sense of who his father is. She is sure to stay by Telemachus' side at all times to teach him the tricks of the trade. Like a father would. She did this until he felt secure in making his own decisions. Even then she was there to give him an encouraging word or two. "

Tags:Homer, gods, goddess, Telemachus, Penelope, greek

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This paper discusses the importance of Athena in Greek mythology. Athena was the goddess of wisdom, protector of polis and supporter of heroes. She has often appeared in ancient Greek writings and paintings.

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Martin Bernal, author of "Black Athena", argues that numerous cultural achievements that are, by tradition, attributed to the ancient Greeks, are actually found in Africa, specifically, the Egyptians. Mary Lefkowitz, author of "Not Out of Africa," argues that Bernal's findings and assumptions are incorrect. This essay examines both works and discusses the opposing views.

From the Paper
"Berlinerblau, in his review of Lefkowitz's book, discusses the importance of academic inquiry unencumbered by political conerns (Berlinerblau Pp). Lefkowitz refers to Bernal as an armchair archaeologist. However, she is not the only critic of Bernal's work (Berlinerblau Pp). Robert Palter writes, "Bernal's rhetoric is predicated, unwittingly "on ignorance and superficial understanding" (Berlinerblau Pp)."

Tags:Afrocentrist, classicist

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This paper compares the two works of ancient art that inspired awe in the people of ancient Greece. These two sculptures have been revered by historians for centuries after their destruction. The writer discusses the physical characteristics and the reasons that these two statues were built and destroyed

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"For 56 years, the Colossus of Rhodes stood by the harbor in the city of Rhodes. One of the storied "seven wonders of the ancient world" was one of the most awe inspiring sites in all of Greece. However it's life was cut short by a massive earthquake. In much of the same manner that the Colossus of Rhodes was built to worship the sun god, Helios, the statue of Athena Parthenos was built to worship the goddess Athena."

Tags:god, gods, greece, olympia, construction