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ryry3232
ryry3232
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High School - 9th Grade

In "The Odyssey", what does Athena convince Zeus to do in order to free Odysseus? What is Zeus's role?

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Posted by ryry3232 on Monday December 15, 2008 at 4:15 PM and tagged with athena, characters, odysseus, odyssey, roles, the odyssey, zeus.

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  1. jennifer-taubenheim
    jennifer-taubenheim Teacher
    Middle School

    There was a meeting of the gods on Mount Olympus and Athena was arguing that they should help Odysseus. Through her arguments, she convinced Zeus to send his son Hermes to Ogygia to save Odysseus from Calypso. Calypso knew that it was a bad idea to go against Zeus, so she agreed to follow the directions of Hermes. She released Odysseus and gave him supplies and a raft, but she did not sent him with an escort.

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    Posted by jennifer-taubenheim on Monday December 15, 2008 at 4:33 PM