The Odyssey: Faithfulness vs. Unfaithfulness In The Odyssey, Homer presents a double standard to the reader. ... She devices a contest, and whoever can string the great bow and shoot through the twelve holes of the axes will be her husband; a feat that they were unable to complete. ... The Odyssey: Faithfulness vs. ... She devices a contest, and whoever can string the great bow and shoot through the twelve holes of the axes will be her husband; a feat that they were unable to complete. ...

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This is revealed on page 154: "Penelope: In order to avoid quarrels, my father organized an archery contest for my suitors. ... Penelope came up with the archery contest on her own. She did not want to marry any of the suitors and she knew they would not be able to string Odysseus' bow let alone shoot it through twelve axes. Within The Odyssey and The Dream Weaver, the suitors tried to loosen the bow making it easier to draw back. ... In The Odyssey attacks all of the suitors after he strings the bow and shoots it through the twelve axes. ...

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The Odyssey is a Greek epic myth supposedly written by Homer, a famed blind poet, who also wrote the Iliad. ... The Odyssey is said to contain 24 books as the Iliad. Both Iliad and the Odyssey were once considered as answers to questions of early history and religious doctrine. ... Mercury in Roman Mythology • Poseidon- God of the Sea IV- Plot - The epic Odyssey begins (as shown in the movie) when Odysseus bid Penelope, his wife, farewell. ... Penelope still had the hopes that his husband will return so she wouldn't accept the suitors" offers yet. ...

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The Odyssey, by Homer, recounts the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, who fights in the Trojan War and wins. ... Meanwhile, suitors attempt to marry Penelope, Odysseus" wife, but she remains faithful to her husband. ... This seen in Odysseus when he sets out boldly to tackle Circe who has imprisoned and bewitched his crewmembers: "When I heard this story I slung my big bronze silver studded sword in its silver scabbard over my shoulder, then my bow, and I told Eurylochus to take me back with his by the way he had come,"(149). The Stringing of the Great Bow contest gave him a chance to...

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Odysseus encompassed this quality and proved it throughout the story of The Odyssey. ... Odysseus now had to create a plan to prevent one of the men from marrying Penelope. ... The scheme he devised with the help of his son, Telemachus, called for the suitors to string his bow and shoot an arrow through the heads of twelve axes, a task only Odysseus had completed. None of the men are able to accomplish this feat because Odysseus was the only man strong enough to bend to bow. After he achieved the contest and had slain the suitors, he is reunited with his wife. ...

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