The Wrath of Athena: Gods and Men in the "Odyssey" (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches)

by Gregory Nagy (Foreword), JennyStraussClay (Author)

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  1996

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  This study of the Odyssey argues that Athena's wrath is central to both the structure and the theme of the poem. It shows how an appreciation of the thematic role of Athena's anger elucidates the poem's narrative organisation and its conception of the hierarchical relations between gods and men.