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According to this passage why did athene send the phant to penelope?
Athene sent Phant to Penelope to reassure her. Penelope told her not to worry because the goddess will protect her.
Why does Athena disquise Odysseus?
So that his wives,Penelope,suitors won't kill him when he returns home from the war/adventure,to reclaim his throne/home and become King and Penelope's husband again.
Who is the god that Odysseus defeated within troy?
I hope you mean goddess and if you did, then it is Athena who helped Odysseus win. Athena was even on Odysseus' side no matter what till the end where he met his wife again Penelope.
Why was Athena often considered its main female character in the Odyssey?
She has an active involvement in the storyline, whereas Penelope, although significant, is sidelined as she is so far from the action. Athena is significant as she is so engaged and actively involved in the storyline that she becomes more significant than most characters.
What does Athena do for Odysseus?
Athena plays a big part in aiding Odysseus back to Ithaca. She acts as his guardian and helps him through many of his troubles and distresses. She reunites him with his son Telemachus and disguises him in Ithaca as a beggar. In the end she also reunites him with his wife Penelope after twenty years away from her.
How does Athena help Penelope?
When Athena visits Penelope and Telemachus the first time, Penelope becomes sad when she hears the song of the homecoming of the Akhaians (Greeks) after the Trojan War, as it reminds her of her husband's absence. Penelope then goes to her room and weeps for Odysseus.
Who does Athena NOT appear as in the first four books of The Odyssey?
Athena does not appear in The Odyssey in physical form as Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. While Athena does intervene to protect and guide Odysseus, she does not directly appear as Penelope in the first four books of the epic.
What does Athena do to make Penelope to feel better?
Athena puts Penelope to sleep through the years that Odysseus is gone. Then she puts her to sleep when Telemachous leaves for his journey, but comes to her disguized as her sister to tell her that Telemachous will be fine.
What help does Athena give Odysseus as he prepares for Penelope's question about his identity?
Athena helps Odysseus disguise himself before he reveals himself to Penelope, so that he can observe her interaction with the suitors. She also helps him defeat and kill Penelope's suitors before he plans to meet his wife and answer her questions about his identity.
Why did Athene send the phantom to Penelope?
Athena sent telemachos to pylos and Sparta mainly for two reasons. Firstly to become a man, as he would have still been viewed as a boy as he hadn't gone of one his own at this point in the story and secondly because as he was getting older he was a threat to the suitors so they might have killed him to get to his mother.
How does Athena get Telemachus to hurry home from Menelaus's estate?
.She convinces him Penelope is about to marry Eurymachus
Who does Athena as mentor pray to?
When she is disguised as mentor, Athena does not pray to anybody. It is Odysseus that prays to her! He prays for her help in getting him home to see his beloved wife, Penelope.
According to this passage why did athene send the phant to penelope?
Athene sent Phant to Penelope to reassure her. Penelope told her not to worry because the goddess will protect her.
Who did Telemachus send to Penelope with news of his arrival?
Eumaeus
Does Athena send an omen to the suitors?
No
Who is responsible for holding Dawn at bay while Penelope and Odysseus spend their first night together?
Athena
What two people in addition to the goddess Athena have been the major influence in telemachus' upbringing?
Penelope is one of them
