Diomedes suggests that he and Glaukos exchange armor as a sign of their friendship as guests, however this suggestion benefits him and hinders Glaukos. Diomedes gives up his bronze armor in favor of Glaucus' gold armor, which is ten times more valuable than bronze armor. (Iliad VI 236). This is not simply a gesture of goodwill as the gods must thwart Glaukos' better judgment for him to agree. Negative implications regarding xenia are revealed here as it is revealed that although xenia is a double transaction, the operations do not have to be equivalent. Although Diomdes does not fight Glaukos, he is using xenia as a strategy to give himself an advantage over his opposing warrior. Athena also uses xenia as a deceptive tool. Similar to Diomedes changing his armor, she is changing her appearance and employing a reaction to gain Telemachus' trust. He takes the form of Mentes, a guest friend of Telemachus' father, Odysseus. As a mortal, Athena is able to gain Telemachus' trust, something she could not do in her goddess form. Once again xenia proves more powerful than that of the god and a tool that the god gods themselves use when attempting to persuade mortals. While xenia is a sacred tradition that guarantees security and on which it is based