by nflores8 | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 7
In Book 1 of The Odyssey by Emily Wilson, Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, displays great acts of leadership. During Book 1, we are introduced to Telemachus, son of Penelope and Odysseus. Him and his mother are currently alone fending for their kingdom in Ithaca while...
by chloegal | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 9
Introduction In Book 10 of The Odyssey, we first meet Circe. She is a beautiful goddess from the island of Aeaea, which is just west of what we now know as Italy. Odysseus’ crew meets Circe first and quickly find out she has the ability to turn men into animals. They...
by cpyon | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 8, Leadership
First session: Throughout the book, we see Athena being a good advisor, mentor and a patron to both Odysseus and his son, Telemachus. The passage I chose to quote that shows Athena saving and defending Odysseus is in book 5, page 180-18, lines 7-20, “Father and all...
by baylis | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 7, Leadership
The passage uprooted from Emily Wilson’s restatement of Homer’s “The Odyssey” captures a moment where the goddess Athena makes a fervent appeal to her fellow gods on behalf of the beleaguered hero, Odysseus, and his son, Telemachus. In this...
by daniho | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 7, Leadership
In Book 1 of The Odyssey by Emily Willson, Athena, the daughter of Zeus and the goddess of wisdom and warfare, first meets Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, to encourage him on a journey to find his father and retrieve advice on ways to expel the suitors. She disguised...
by lpaugh | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 9, Leadership
Introduction In Book 2, we see extensively the facets of Athena’s leadership and its subsequent impact on Telemachus’s character development as she helps him set out on his journey to find his father. Following Athena and Telemachus’s meeting in Book 1, in which she...