Essay Archive - The Odyssey
The Odyssey
In "The Odyssey", Athene helped Odysseus numerous ways physically and
mentally by aiding him, Telemachus, and Penelope.
In book I, Athene urged Telemachus to give up boyhood, act like a man,
present his case to search for his father to the assembly, and take stronger
steps to search for his father. After Telemachus presented his case to the
assembly and no action was taken on his request for a ship to enable him to
search for his father, Telemachus prayed to Athene for help. In response to his
prayer, Athene appeared as Mentor and borrowed a ship and crew for Telemachus.
Athene also helped Telemachus by appearing to him in a drea....
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