Athene shrouded Odysseus in a mist to conceal his true identity as he approached the city of the Phaeacians. This divine intervention ensured that no one would recognize him, allowing him to move unnoticed among the people. Additionally, she provided him with guidance on how to approach the Phaeacians and gain their favor without revealing his identity.
she shed a deep mist about him.
She put him undercover as an old man
Athene
Athene
Athene
she shed a deep mist about him.
She put him undercover as an old man
she shed a deep mist about him.
Athena instructs Odysseus to seek the queen of the Phaeacians, Arete, for help and protection when he arrives in their land. She advises him to approach Arete because she is kind and wise, and her favor would grant him safe passage from the Phaeacians.
Athene
Athene
Athene
Athene
Odysseus is treated as a guest by the Phaeacians because he didn't want them to find out his true identity or else they would have killed him.
After the Phaeacians deposited Odysseus on Ithaca, he cursed them for their lack of discretion and for helping him return home. He prayed that they would suffer retribution for their kindness, wishing that they would face a fate similar to that of the Cyclopes, ultimately leading to their downfall. This curse reflected his anger and desire for some form of justice for the Phaeacians' perceived arrogance in aiding him without discretion.
Skheria
When Odysseus ship is destroyed after leaving Calypso Athene doesn't help him in fear of angering her uncle Poseidon, who is completely against Odysseus getting back to Ithaca and would kill him if Zeus allowed it. However after Odysseus has swam and almost reached land Athene does help him, while Odysseus is being thrown around by the waves she 'puts into his mind' the idea of grabbing onto a nearby rock, if he hadn't he would have been smashed against the cliff.