Question

In Book One of Homer’s The Odyssey, which character motivates Odysseus’s son Telemachus to take action in response to his conflicts?

a
Zeus, the king of the gods
b
Antinous, one of Penelope’s suitors
c
Athena, the goddess disguised as Mentes
d
Penelope, the mother of Telemachus

Answer 1

The correct answer is option c . Athena, the goddess disguised as Mentes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Athena goes down to Ithaca disguised as Mentes to advise Telemachus to make the aforementioned journey. This serves at the same time to highlight the situation in Ithaca. Some suitors urge Penelope to marry and at the same time eat the possessions of Odysseus and Telemachus.

Telemachus, incited by Athena-Mentes, gathers the assembly of the people, where he exposes his intention to travel and tries to drive the suitors out of the palace.