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Research Paper On Athena In The Odyssey

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Athena, who is the goddess of wisdom, sprung from Zeus’s head into the head fully grown and ready to be a warrior. Another girl in greek mythology, named Arachne, battled the goddess Athena to a weaving contest. When Arachne won this weaving contest, Athena was very upset and turned Arachne into a spider. According to Homer in Odyssey, Athena was very angry and unforgiving. In one part, during the Trojan War she struck Ajax with madness. II. Athena and Poseidon once competed against each other to become the patron of god for the Athens. Poseidon struck a rock with his trident, which constructed a horse. Athena brought an olive tree, which is her symbol, from the ground by a touch of her spear.
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