Did Athena Help Odysseus?

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In the Odyssey, Odysseus is plagued with many things that permit him to get back home. Athena helps him in the battle to get back home, and once home helps him reclaim his throne. But could Odysseus have battled and escaped monsters and gods on his own? I really don't think so. No human man could have done what he did without supernatural help. Odysseus leaves his home in Ithaca because of the Trojan war. At this time he had many ships and many men. But as the story goes on, loses many men. He gets trapped on a goddesses's island. If you can escape a goddess who is in love with you, then you are very special. But again, gods help him here too. In another instance, he ends up at Circe's island. His men get turned into pigs. But before Odysseus gets turned into a pig himself, Hermes comes to him and gives him an antidote so that he is immune to her potion. Without the help of another god he would've turned into a pig himself. I do admit that he is clever himself, but I don't think he could've survived without gods helping him. When he is trapped with a Cyclopes, he manages to escape by getting him drunk and shoving a stick in his eye. If a normal person can do that then they have amazing talent. Odysseus is an awesome warrior dude. But he still could not have killed gone into his town and not been killed without a disguise. Athena disguised him and once in his home, gave him strength and put many wards on him so that the suitors wouldn't be able to hit him. If not for the wards, he would've been killed easily. Odysseus has his flaws, though. When leaving the Cyclopes, he got cocky and got himself cursed. Another time when he was hard-headed was when he decided to tie himself to a mast and listen to the deathly song of the sirens. But he is still courageous and smart, for he managed to somehow survive Scylla and Charybdis. Odysseus also went

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