Odysseus & Athena in “Odyssey” - a Greek Mythology AU
“Be careful, daughter. You might soon learn that desire is the death of wisdom.”
Athena has been Odysseus’ patron goddess for most of his life, always intervening when he is in danger, always ensuring the cunning young man comes out on top. Yet she has never fully revealed herself to him - only ever guiding him through visions; whispers from beyond the veil that separates her from the mortal realm.
But it’s always been a universal truth that the Olympians envy the human life and desire a taste of the passion and urgency that comes with mortality.
And so Athena finally reveals herself to Odysseus at the end of the Trojan War, offering him a more direct mentorship as she joins him on his journey to Ithaca under the guise of a Trojan girl named Thea…


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