by shilbour | Oct 30, 2023 | Gender, Group 3
Athena sticks out as the main motivator in The Odyssey. She is the Mickey to Odysseus’s Rocky. In Rachel Platten’s 2015 hit “Fight Song”, there are quite a few lyrics that speak true to Athena’s character. The song doesn’t just...
by shilbour | Oct 23, 2023 | Gender, Group 3
In this image, we see Athena and Telemachus. This image represents Athena’s story element to help multiple characters, not just Odysseus. Athena could be seen as the rock of this story. She’s a character for others to lean on and receive advice. Athena helping...
by shilbour | Oct 16, 2023 | Gender, Group 3
The passage for Athena I chose happens in Book 5, where Odysseus is shown at death’s door. Athena gives a life-saving hand to Odysseus with the passage stating “As when an octopus, dragged from its den, has many pebbles sticking to its suckers, so his...