In odyssey 13.221-226 Athene disguises herself as a young boy in order to speak with odysseus, who has recently returned to ithaka.What is the significance of this disguise in light of the rest of the odyssey and in light of the disguises that the gods take on throughout the odyssey? Analyze three other examples of gods /goddesses taking on disguises before interacting with mortals and trace the development of this theme through the epic. How are the disguises appropriate to the specific situations? Your paper should engage in a close reading of the examples you choose and your argument should be based on specific words and/or short phrases from the text.
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