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  2. Gods in The Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    In the Odyssey, Poseidon is a powerful and respected elder god, as none of the other Olympian gods dare to mention Odysseus and his predicaments whilst Poseidon is there to hear it. The council of gods that decided to set Odysseus free from Calypso’s island was held when Poseidon was accepting a sacrifice in Ethiopia.

  3. Pallas (daughter of Triton) - Wikipedia

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    Out of sadness and regret, Athena created the palladium, a statue in the likeness of Pallas, and wrapped the aegis, which she had feared, about the breast of it, and set it up beside Zeus and honored it. [1] Later, Athena took on the title Pallas as tribute to her late friend. [citation needed]

  4. Antinous of Ithaca - Wikipedia

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    The plan, however, fails, as Telemachus avoids the trap with help from the goddess Athena. Antinous is a prime example of disregard for the custom of xenia (guest-friend hospitality); rather than reciprocating food and drink with stories and respect, he and his fellow suitors simply devour Odysseus' livestock.

  5. Penelope - Wikipedia

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    Penelope. Drawing after Attic pottery figure. Penelope encounters the returned Odysseus posing as a beggar. From a mural in the Macellum of Pompeii. Penelope (/ p ə ˈ n ɛ l ə p i / [1] pə-NEL-ə-pee; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπεια, Pēnelópeia, or Πηνελόπη, Pēnelópē) [2] is a character in Homer's Odyssey.

  6. Suitors of Penelope - Wikipedia

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    Eurymachus, son of Polybus, is the second of the suitors to appear in the epic.Eurymachus acts as a leader among the suitors because of his charisma. He is noted to be the most likely to win Penelope's hand because her father and brothers support the union and because he outdoes the other suitors in gift-giving.

  7. How ‘Percy Jackson’ Updated the Book’s Medusa ... - AOL

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    SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium,” Episode 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” This story also contains a discussion of sexual assault.

  8. Mentes (King of the Taphians) - Wikipedia

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    In Book I, the Goddess Athena disguises herself as Mentes, an old family friend of Odysseus, when she goes to visit his son, Telemachus.Athena, disguised as him, tells Telemachus that he is sailing to the city of Temese with his own crew, claiming that he is in search of bronze.

  9. Athena Strand was ‘my first true love,’ mother writes in ...

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    Athena Strand was “innocent, beautiful, kind, intelligent, and just the brightest, happiest soul you could ever meet,” her mother, Maitlyn Presley Gandy, wrote in a social media tribute ...