
When I was talking to my father, I couldn't pretend to be someone else and hold the truth from him. Going to embrace him, I said, "...he could not watch this any longer.He leaped and threw his arms around his father, kissed him..." (454). It was a miracle to see my father alive and well. After all of the stressed I had put on him from my journey, I felt relieved that he was still alright. Seeing Penelope and Telemakhos made me feel alot better but seeing my dad again made everything almost perfect.
When Athena came down from Olympus, she gave me advice on what to do with the citizens of Ithaka. After she had gone, I realized, "Athena...who bears the stormcloud as a shield-- though still she kept the form and voice of Mentor," (462). Although that Athena knew that I knew who she truly was, she still didn't come down to me in her real form. She decided to stay in the form of Mentor. While a goddess is a powerful figure, a man may be easier to trust. Even goddesses used the form of men to get their point across to mortals.