Athena in Homer's Odyssey 3
Then again the Goddess, bright-eyed Athena, took other counsel. She went her way to the house of divine Ulysses, [395] and there began to shed sweet sleep upon the suitors and made them to wander in their drinking, and from their hands she cast the cups. But they rose to go to their rest throughout the city, and remained no long time seated, for sleep was falling upon their eyelids.
22) Homer Odyssey 2.396
But to Telemachus spoke bright-eyed Athena, [400] calling him forward before the imposing living room, having likened herself to Mentor both in form and in voice:
-Telemachus, already your well-armored comrades sit at the oar and await your setting out. Come, let us go, that we may not long delay their journey.
23) Homer Odyssey 2.405
[405] So saying, Pallas Athena led the way quickly, and he followed in the footsteps of the Goddess. Now when they had come down to the ship and to the sea, they found on the shore their long-haired comrades,
24) Homer Odyssey 2.416
Then on board the ship stepped Telemachus, and Athena went before him and sat down in the stern of the ship, and near her sat Telemachus, while the men loosed the stern cables and themselves stepped on board, and sat down upon the benches.
25) Homer Odyssey 2.420
[420] And bright-eyed Athena sent them a favorable wind, a strong-blowing West wind that sang over the wine-dark sea.
And Telemachus called to his men, and bade them lay hold of the tackling, and they became more cheerful to his call.
26) Homer Odyssey 3.10
And now the sun, leaving the beautiful mere, sprang up into the brazen heaven to give light to the immortals and to mortal men on the earth, the giver of grain; and they came to Pylos, the well-built citadel of Neleus.
[5] Here the townsfolk on the shore of the sea were offering sacrifice of black bulls to the dark-haired Earth-shaker.
Nine companies there were, and five hundred men sat in each, and in each they held nine bulls ready for sacrifice.
Now when they had tasted the inner parts and were burning the thigh-pieces to the God, [10] the others put straight in to the shore, and pulled up and furled the sail of the well formed ship, and moored her, and themselves stepped forth.
Forth too from the ship stepped Telemachus, and Athena led the way.
27) Homer Odyssey 3.14
And the Goddess, bright-eyed Athena, spoke first to him, and said:
-Telemachus, no longer has you need to feel shame, no, not a little bit. [15] For to this end has you sailed over the sea, that you might seek news of your father, --where the earth covered him, and what fate he met.
But come now, go straightway to Nestor, tamer of horses; let us learn what counsel he kept hidden in his breast. And do you ask him yourself that he may tell you the very truth. [20] A lie will he not emit, for he is wise indeed.
Then wise Telemachus answered her:
-Mentor, how shall I go, and how shall I greet him? I am as yet all unversed in subtle speech, and moreover a young man has shame to question an elder.
28) Homer Odyssey 3.25
[25] Then the Goddess, bright-eyed Athena, answered him:
-Telemachus, somewhat you will of yourself devise in your breast, and somewhat heaven too will prompt you. For, it seems to me, not without the favor of the Gods has you been born and brought up.
29) Homer Odyssey 3.29
So spoke Pallas Athena, and led the way [30] quickly; but he followed in the footsteps of the Goddess; and they came to the assembly and the companies of the men of Pylos.
30) Homer Odyssey 3.42
[40] Immediately after he gave them portions of the inner meat and poured wine in a golden cup, and, pledging her, he spoke to Pallas Athena, daughter of Zeus who bears the aegis:
-Pray now, stranger, to the lord Poseidon, for his is the feast which you have chanced in coming to this place. [45] And when you has poured libations and has prayed, as is fitting, then give your friend also the cup of honey-sweet wine that he may pour, since he too, I think, prays to the immortals; for all men have need of the Gods. Nevertheless he is the younger, of like age with myself, [50] for which reason to you first will I give the golden cup.
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