Two of the hirelings, Telemachus, and Athena (masked as Mentor) battle with Odysseus to slaughter the suitors.
Athena helps Odysseus by rousing him. Likewise, when the suitors are tossing their lances and shooting, she made it with the goal that Odysseus and his men couldn't be hit by the suitors, yet when they go for the suitors, Athena made it so they generally hit them.
