How do the gods interact with each other in the council scene of Book 1? What reasons do they give for their actions towards humans? The gods are respectful towards each other. They speak in turns and determine the fates of human beings. However, sometimes they disagree in opinion as in the case of Poseidon disagreeing with the other gods concerning Odysseus. The gods expect human beings to obey them, and failure to do so results in punishment to the human beings. The gods make the rules of the land and expect human beings to abide by these rules.
How does Athena visit Telemachus? Does he recognize her?
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