Title: The wrath of Athena : gods and men in the Odyssey /
Authors: Clay, Jenny Strauss
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield : Littlefield Adams Books [distributor],
Year: 1997
Subjects: Homer.; Athena In literature.; Odysseus, In literature.; Epic poetry, Greek History and criticism.; Gods, Greek, in literature.
Abstract: Available in paperback for the first time, Jenny Strauss Clay's landmark study of the Odyssey argues that Athena's wrath is central to both the structure and the theme of the epic poem. Clay demonstrates that an appreciation of the thematic role of Athena's anger elucidates the poem's complex narrative organization and its conception of the hierarchical relations between gods and men. This edition includes a new introduction by the author.