A statue of the Greek goddess Athena:
Athena was the Greek Goddess of war and wisdom (“Athena”). She was always ready for war, and went into her battles settling disputes easily, not forcefully. Athena appears in many Greek works, such as The Iliad, The Odyssey, and myths such as one where a master weaver, Arachne, challenges Athena to a tapestry competition. Athena has a long association with the Greek city of Athens, and Athenians worship her as their patron, or protector/guardian (“Athena”). In art, Athena is usually depicted in a full suit of armor, carrying a shield with the image of Medusa (“Athena”).
Athena appears in The Iliad and The Odyssey, both by Homer. In The Iliad, Athena helps the Greeks win in the Trojan War, and in The Odyssey, Athena favors Odysseus and helps him in his journey home from the Trojan War (“Athena”). The Odyssey is a 24-book series and the very first part is called “Athena Inspires the Prince” (“The Odyssey”). In this book, Telemachus (Odysseus’ son) wants to marry his mother and take an action against any men who would take the crown from him, yet Athena “inspires” Odysseus to conspire against him (“The Odyssey”). Athena is a very important character in The Odyssey and The Iliad, where she inspires the Greeks at war (“The Odyssey”). Athena is the cause for some Odysseus’ doings (in The Odyssey), and is a significant addition to the long epic poem of Homer.
Athena appears in The Iliad and The Odyssey, both by Homer. In The Iliad, Athena helps the Greeks win in the Trojan War, and in The Odyssey, Athena favors Odysseus and helps him in his journey home from the Trojan War (“Athena”). The Odyssey is a 24-book series and the very first part is called “Athena Inspires the Prince” (“The Odyssey”). In this book, Telemachus (Odysseus’ son) wants to marry his mother and take an action against any men who would take the crown from him, yet Athena “inspires” Odysseus to conspire against him (“The Odyssey”). Athena is a very important character in The Odyssey and The Iliad, where she inspires the Greeks at war (“The Odyssey”). Athena is the cause for some Odysseus’ doings (in The Odyssey), and is a significant addition to the long epic poem of Homer.
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