"All men have need of the gods." (Homer) - In a sense, with this single quote, I believe that Homer summarizes his entire reasoning behind including the Greek gods and goddesses in "The Odyssey". Imagine living in another world and time, one where you were not only a god but could also shape shift. That is, you could take the form of any object or person that you chose. Athena, the daughter of Zeus has …showed first 75 words of 974 total…

…showed last 75 words of 974 total…for one, believe that Homer, in writing of The Odyssey, used the character of Athena as an allusion to all religion. By making her into a storybook character, Homer was able to give Athena characteristics such as being able to guide, prophesize, and complete impossible tasks in order to emphasize the importance of religion in the everyday life of the common human being. Works Cited: Homer. The Iliad. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Viking Penguin, 1990.