The Odyssey
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Odyssey Book VII
Athena intervenes into Odysseus's life again while he is trying to find the palace of King Alcinous. What advice does she she give him so that he is assured a way to travel home by the King? Athena must have other duties to tend to as the daughter of Zeus, but why do you think she keeps intervening in the life of Odysseus, a mortal?
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Athena tells Odysseus to go straight to the Queen Arete and win her over because if she likes him then he will be in good shape. Arete is very powerful, but it is less obvious than King Alcinious and she is loved by all of the Phaecians. She also tells him to be bold. I think Athena keeps intervening in Odysseus' life because she cares about him and she knows that Telemachus is looking for him and that Odysseus is greatly missed back at home. She wants to help him and guide him throughout these difficult times hoping that he will find a way home with her help.
ReplyDeleteHe is told to plead to the queen, not the king. this is because, the queen is loved and prayed to by Phaeacians. Odysseus is told that if won over, the queen will help him home. Athena continues to help Odysseus because of multiple reasons. She clearly feels sympathy for odysseus who has been out at sea for such a long time and just wants to get home. in addition to this, Odysseus is admired by the gods more than many other people which intrigues Athena to help. Overall she just want to help him get home and help Telemachus and Penelope.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus is told to go straight to the king and plead to her because she is well-liked and respected by the Phaeacians. He is told that if he wins her over, the queen wil help Odysseus get home. Athena likes Odysseus a lot. She has admired him for a long time and he is also well-liked by most of the gods. She also has sympathy for Odysseus. He has been away from his loved ones for so long. One of her main goals is to get Odysseus home. She hopes that she can guide him through and protect him from Poseidon.
ReplyDeleteAthena disguises herself as a young girl with a pitcher and tells Odysseus to plead to the queen Arete so that he may get a passage home. Arete is well loved by her people, and is easily the most powerful person there, so he will most likely be promised a safe journey home. Athena keeps intervening with Odysseus’s life because she cares about him. It was also said by many that Odysseus is no ordinary man, as it is near impossible to sway him from his courageous and loyal ways. He is being almost rewarded for this trait by the gods, Athena specifically, because it is so admirable and god-like itself. Thus, Odysseus is favored by gods and mortals alike simply because he is a great person.
ReplyDeleteAthena tells Odysseus that he must go straight to the queen and win her over by pleasing her. She tells him this because she is said to be like by all of the Phaeacians. This is a good thing to have the Phaeacians on his side and have the chance to get home to Ithaca safely. I think that Athena is helping Odysseus instead of other god-like duties because she cares about him and his family. She wants him to get home. She knows that Telemachus, Penelope, and all of Ithaca need him to be there to be their king and that they are going through lots of troubles to find him. Athena knows that everything will be better if Odysseus gets home to Ithaca. Telemachus won't have to spend his time searching for him and Penelope won't have to keep unwinding her spinning wheel. But, to get him home there are many things in the way. One is Poseidon. Odysseus would never make the way home if Athena wasn't there to intervene with Poseidon. Athena makes a great difference in Odysseus' adventure, even though he doesn't know she is there. Without her, Odysseus would still be on the island of Calypso or who knows where.
ReplyDeleteAthena's main goal is to get Odysseus home safely because she sees the pain that he and his family go through each day that he is not home. She knows that she can help, and she is trying to save him from Poseidon, who is angry at him. When Odysseus reaches the island of the Phaeacians, the king's daughter and Athena disguised as the little girl inform Odysseus of the harsh treatment of strangers when they arrive. They know that the queen, Arete, is the most influential person because she is well loved by all her people. If she can help Odysseus get the Phaeacians on his side, then he will definitely get a safe journey home because the main profession of these citizens is sailing.
ReplyDeleteAthena's goal is to get odysseus home safely, and have him go striaght to the queen when he gets back so he can win her over, and then he will be in a good place. Athena keeps intervening with odysseus through out the book, because she is messing with him, and is having fun. She is doing this to be entertained, like all the other gods are trying to do. Athena has intervened with odysseus in many places during, The Odyssey. Im her mind she is trying to help odysseus, but in reality she is doing this for her own entertainment. Her and all the other gods are doing this to odysseus, and it sounds like they are making it entertaining for themselves, but they do not realize it.
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