Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, in the epic poem The Odyssey inspires me. She guides two important men in the right direction and acts somewhat as their guardian angel. If it weren’t for Athena, Telemachus probably would have stopped believing his father was alive and his mother would have probably married one of the suitors. She encourages Telemachus to go to Pylos and Sparta to find information about his father which helped him journey on his way to become a man. Athena defiantly has a major effect on how this story is going to turn out and with that, I think Odysseus and Telemachus are there to Lean On her.
Athena first inspired me in the first book when she went to Ithaca to speak to Telemachus. She says, “How obscenely they lounge and swagger here, look, gorging in your house. Why, any man of sense who chanced among them would be outraged seeing such behavior” [260]. And with that, Telemachus wants to get ride of the suitors. She is also very clever when she disguises herself as Telemachus to get a ship and crew. This brings me to think that she is an amazing master of disguise.
I chose the song Lean on Me by Bill Withers. I felt that those lyrics show that because Athena is an immortal Goddess her job is to let the immortals lean on her. Some lyrics that show how Athena cares and helps others move on are: Sometimes in our lives we all have pain / We all have sorrow / But if we are wise /We know that there's always tomorrow/Lean on me, when you're not strong/And I'll be your friend /I'll help you carry on. She helps Odysseus and Telemachus overcome their problems by giving each one strengths. She gives Telemachus courage to speak up to the suitors and go on a journey. Therfore, I think Athena is the type of person who is willing to give a hand whenever and be there to lean on.
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