Why were there exactly 12 axe heads in the Odyssey when Odysseus struck his bow? ... like why that number ?!?!

Answer 1

12 was considered a perfect number in ancient numerology.
It's evenly divisible by 2,3,4.
We have the popular dozen in English lore.
12 tribes of Israel, 12 Apostles, 12 days of Christmas, etc.

Answer 2

I say that the Greeks see numbers say much as wolds. here another thing that will blow your mind the Greeks named Jesus went they translated it to Greek, and it pass on to us.