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Mentes was an old family friend of Odysseus' family, so Athena disguised herself as Mentes to go talk to Telemakhos. She needed to talk to Telemakhos and tell him to become a man and go look for news of Telemakhos' father, Odysseus.
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a beggar
she dresses him in rags. she disguises him as a beggar.
In the Odyssey, she disguises herself many times. Among these are Penelope's sister, Telemakhos, a shepherd girl, Mentor, a little girl, Nausicaa's friend, and a seaman that advises Telemakhos.
Mentes was an old family friend of Odysseus' family, so Athena disguised herself as Mentes to go talk to Telemakhos. She needed to talk to Telemakhos and tell him to become a man and go look for news of Telemakhos' father, Odysseus.
because Odysseus has been missing for years and Telemakhos is his son. She sends him on a quest to find information to find Odysseus.
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a beggar
Odysseus is greated by a shepherd, which turns out to be Athena in disguise.
Athena tells Odysseus to keep his identity a secret until he is ready to kill the suitors. Athena also helps to disguise Odysseus as a beggar.
she dresses him in rags. she disguises him as a beggar.
In the Odyssey, she disguises herself many times. Among these are Penelope's sister, Telemakhos, a shepherd girl, Mentor, a little girl, Nausicaa's friend, and a seaman that advises Telemakhos.
She disguises him as a begger, with rags and dirty clothing.
He was disguised as an old man, by her magic.
She disguised Odysseus as an old beggar, so he couldn't be recognized by anyone on Ithaca.
So he could see what was happening at his house without being recognized.