Hermes

Greek god acting as a messenger in the OdysseyOdysseyGreek epic attributed to Homer, following Odysseus’s return after the Trojan War.Glossary · Click to read the explanation passages examined here. ^[1]

AthenaAthenaGreek goddess associated in Hesiod with Zeus, Metis and birth from the head.Glossary · Click to read the explanation proposes sending him to CalypsoCalypsoDivine figure in the Odyssey who keeps Odysseus on her island while he longs to return home.Glossary · Click to read the explanation in book 1, and ZeusZeusZeus is the sky god and leading deity in many Greek traditions. In the Iliad he presides over divine gatherings while others can still speak and object.Glossary · Click to read the explanation commands this in book 5. He carries the decision on OdysseusOdysseusGreek hero whose attempt to return home after the Trojan War is followed in the Odyssey.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s return, connecting the council’s words to the story’s events. ^[1][2]