... courting his mother Penelope and consuming all the family's food and wine. After Athena convinces him to go search for news of his father, Telemakhos hopes are lifted and he becomes more involved in his family's affairs. He begins by demanding that the suitors leave his home. He calls ... suitors for their indecency, hoping to gain the crowds sympathy and support. Athena then gathers a crew together and with Telemakhos, they secretly set sail to Pylos in search of Odysseus. When Telemakhos speaks with Nestor of Pylos, he receives no news of his fathers whereabouts, but Nestor tells him o...

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... ). The female Penelope obviously possesses a lot of control here keeping over a hundred men at bay by deceiving them. In book V, where Telemakhos is returning home, Zeus has Athena act as a "body guard" for him (V, 28-30). The suitors were planning to kill Telemakhos when he returned home by ambushing him between the islands of Ithaca and Same (IV, 875-882). Athena escorted ... Telemakhos home to avoid the suitor's ambush, therefore serving as his "bodyguard". This definitely shows complete control of the situation. Especially considering a male ... "macho" attitude would be to send Tel...

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Throughout Homer's epic, the Odyssey, Poseidon is often characterized as a destructive and cruel deity. He is seen as the primary Olympian antagonist of "that kingly man- Odysseus, whom the other gods seem to hold in high esteem. When viewed from a broader perspective, however, it can be seen that Poseidon, representative of all of the forces of physical and mental chaos, is an intricate part of Odysseus's own mind. In fact, many of the chaotic turns that define Odysseus's journey are caused by his own actions. Poseidon is simply the resulting force of these actions. The encounter between Odys...

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... daring plan a success, Odysseus was able to rescue his remaining men. An epic hero has to be world renowned. It seems that everywhere Telemakhos goes, everyone knows who Odysseus was and what a great man he was. All Telemakhos has to do is mention his father's name and people start telling of the many great memories they have of Odysseus during the Trojan ... ...

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... offerings to the gods of heaven, praying Almighty Zeus to put his hand to their revenge." (pg 311, 71-75) In this quote, Penelope is thanking the gods for helping Telemakhos to return safely to Ithaca. She is also praying to the gods to guide her son and those loyal to Odysseus in seeking revenge against the barbaric suitors. In another ... ...

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