Ulysses Transformed by Athena into a Beggar
Giuseppe Bottani · 1775 · Musei Civici di Pavia – Pinacoteca Malaspina · Pavia, Italy
With a touch of her hand, Athena wraps Odysseus in wrinkles and rags — the perfect disguise for walking unrecognized into his own palace. Explore its place in Book XIII of the Odyssey.