In the Odyssey, she appears as “Mentor” and gives advice to Odysseus. She supports the Acheans in the Trojan war. In Greek myth, she is a virgin goddess of wisdom, born form the head of Zeus.

When Odysseus left Ithaca for the Trojan war he was married to Penelope. After that Odysseus traveled to Calypso’s island. Not only did he cheat with Calypso in addition to Circe, but he stayed on her island for seven years until Zeus ordered her to release him.

Meaning of the name Penelope The name is of Greek origin and means “weaver”. From Greek Mythology, Odysseus’s wife spent her time weaving to fend of suitors while she waited for the return of her husband.

Mentes

In Book One, Athena disguises herself as the trusted family friend Mentes. She hopes that as Mentes, she can convince Telemachus to hold an assembly and rebuke his mother’s suitors. She also wants to convince Telemachus to commission a boat and crew to search Hellas for his father Odysseus or news of his fate.

Here is Athena coming to Arachne disguised as an old woman to warn her of challenging the gods. Arachne Continue to boast that her skills were better than Athena’s and challenged her to a contest.

She thinks her weaving skill is so good that no one can give her advice. The weaving shows what happens to mortals who compete against gods. Athene weaves a final warning to Arachne.

Which of the following best describes Arachne’s fate? Arachne is turned into an ugly spider so that she can never attract a husband. Arachne’s family members are doomed to become spiders, while Arachne remains human.

what causes Athene to visit Arachne? They weaved in a competition and Arachne weaves immortal gods fighting and they overtake the cities. When she is done, she struck Arachne across the face and turns her into a spider so that she and her ancestors have to spin forever.