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| | Classics 100: Odyssey(s) - Beloit College Classics |
 | | Remember that the is (1) a virgin goddess who is almost androgynous, (2) a warrior goddess (involved more with strategy and planning than actual warfare and violence, but these latter are still within her sphere of influence), and (3) a goddess of women's household activities, principally weaving. |
 | | Eurykleia is impressed by Telemakhos soldierly manner, but when Athena 'appears' holding a lamp to guide them how does he react (p. |
 | | Especially analyze Penelope's first reaction (429-431), Eurykleia's shrewd and telling comment (431), Penelope and Odysseus' meeting, (432), the silence, the fact that Odysseus speaks first (and what he says; 434), and Penelope's response (435). |
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