Athena's Plan in the Odyssey: On Teaching and Learning

This is the preview to my second discussion of Homer's Odyssey for the "Fathers & Sons" series on my AthensCorner.com website. It's the sequel to my previous discussion on the Odyssey titled "The Beautiful, the Good, and the Just in Homer's Odyssey. At issue in this is the status of Odysseus's son, Telemachus. More than merely an entryway into the Odyssey, the opening account of Athena's discussion with Telemachus reveals aspects of the proper relationship between fathers and ...