What Is Athena's Treatment Of Women In The Odyssey
Dylan Madden Word Count: 539
Odyssey: Books V, VI, X and XXIII Response
4 September 2017
Athena continues to show her care giving side after pleading with her father Zeus to free Odysseus which he does after he sent Hermes to tell Calypso to free him and she does which shows that she has a sense of decency despite her sexual ambitions to keep him on her island. After building a raft and sailing out to sea, he continues to receive bad treatment from Poseidon after he conjured up a storm that knocked him down into the water. Watching him being tossed like a rag doll around in the sea, a goddess named Ino, like Athena, showed a caring side for protecting Odysseus by providing him a scarf and with it he abandoned his raft and belongings and “dove headfirst into the sea, stretched his arms and stroked for life itself” (Book V, 411-412). While swimming toward the shore, he also had assistance from Athena who calmed Poseidon’s storm and stopped the winds by “commanding them all to hush now, go to sleep” (Book V, 423) and eventually he would make it toward land. …show more content…
In Book VI, I see more of a feminine side to mortal women with Nausicca and her maids traveling down to the river to wash clothes by themselves. Nausicca showed a lack of fear after she and her maids come across Odysseus who successfully swam to shore and onto land owned by Nausicca and her father. She also showed a caring side like Athena after aiding Odysseus with food and drinks. The closer she got to him though, the more she felt in love with him. With her hospitality though, Odysseus realized he may still need her help if he would ever get
Odyssey: Books V, VI, X and XXIII Response
4 September 2017
Athena continues to show her care giving side after pleading with her father Zeus to free Odysseus which he does after he sent Hermes to tell Calypso to free him and she does which shows that she has a sense of decency despite her sexual ambitions to keep him on her island. After building a raft and sailing out to sea, he continues to receive bad treatment from Poseidon after he conjured up a storm that knocked him down into the water. Watching him being tossed like a rag doll around in the sea, a goddess named Ino, like Athena, showed a caring side for protecting Odysseus by providing him a scarf and with it he abandoned his raft and belongings and “dove headfirst into the sea, stretched his arms and stroked for life itself” (Book V, 411-412). While swimming toward the shore, he also had assistance from Athena who calmed Poseidon’s storm and stopped the winds by “commanding them all to hush now, go to sleep” (Book V, 423) and eventually he would make it toward land. …show more content…
In Book VI, I see more of a feminine side to mortal women with Nausicca and her maids traveling down to the river to wash clothes by themselves. Nausicca showed a lack of fear after she and her maids come across Odysseus who successfully swam to shore and onto land owned by Nausicca and her father. She also showed a caring side like Athena after aiding Odysseus with food and drinks. The closer she got to him though, the more she felt in love with him. With her hospitality though, Odysseus realized he may still need her help if he would ever get