According to ancient mythology minerva is the goddess of wisdom. knowing that isnthere a reason why she might be interested in ulysses? why did homer use minerva to ulysses rather than another god. cite evidence from the text you might find to support your point.

I don't know what text you are referring to, but, according to Homer texts, Ulysses is the one that came up with the idea of the Trojan wooden horse and during his 20 years long travels he always got out of difficult situations using his knowledge and wisdom. I think this is the reason why Minerva helped him

Ifound this on google “what are motifs? a motif is a literary term that is an idea, object, or concept that repeats itself throughout a text. a motif gives clues to theme or reinforces ideas an author wants to emphasize.” i hope this for what your looking for