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The relationships between humans and gods are looked at numerous times in both the Iliad and the Odyssey. Gods in these poems hurt some humans and help others. The relationship with Odysseus and
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Athene does things to help Odysseus, because she wants him to fulfill his goal and receive his homecoming. The choice that Penelope has to make is described quite similarly when it says, “She spoke, and came down from the chamber, her heart pondering much, whether to keep away and question her dear husband, or to go up an kiss his head, taking his hands” (XXIII. If they are deceived, they each have much to lose. This chapter also reiterates the importance of man’s relationship with the gods and goddesses. She lies to the suitors because she still believes that her real husband, Odysseus, is still alive. Book 24 is an important book due to the way it concludes the story of Odysseus, but Odysseus’s journey home ends when he and Penelope reunite. Many times within the Odyssey, Odysseus either physically disguises himself or tells artful lies in order to hide his true identity. With her trickery and cunningness, she goes against the standard way that modern women of that day are looked at. Odysseus has returned to his kingdom, joined with his son, and taken back his home. Athene and Odysseus are described very similarly throughout the epic. Penelope is a prime example of loyalty and fidelity. He, again, disguises himself for Penelope, his wife, in order to make sure that she has been loyal to him.
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