In reading Homer's Odyssey, it is interesting to compare the roles of women as opposed to men, and to discover the differences between the two. ... This adds to the glorification of women in The Odyssey. ... The women in The Odyssey are never presented as individuals, but as dependents. ... In The Odyssey, women do not even have jurisdiction over their own lives. ... Because of the restrictions placed on the women of The Odyssey, many of them resort to trickery and deceit to get what they want. ...

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Throughout Homer's, "The Odyssey," there are many different types of power exhibited by different characters. ... Of many important parts and characters in, "The Odyssey," one that almost all people continuously fail to notice and account for is the relation between Telemachus and Nausicaa. ... Most people don't realize that really, all of the female characters in The Odyssey have one point of power or more during the book. ... It's not really recognized in, "The Odyssey," but in many ways Penelope was a strong character. ... In order to fully understand the Odyssey it is very ...

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The Odyssey Characterisation Homer's, The Odyssey, is and epic journey rich in character and devoting exclusivity to travel, rustics and servants, to low life and dastardly villains. ... The first word of The Odyssey is andra, "the man", which tells us directly that this epic journey of time, travel, and heroics is based simply upon the courage, strength, wisdom and honour of man. ... In the end, his address was both courteous and full of subtlety: (6.145-148) The Odyssey is not, then only a journey of physical endurance for Odysseus; the survival of his heroic stature and his ...

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We learn that Penelope is a smart, clever, tactful and perspicacious woman through several selections of The Odyssey, such as her trickery of the suitors with the spool. ... Another excerpt of The Odyssey is when Odysseus was disguised as beggar and goes to the palace. ...

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Odysseus's adventure in Homer's epic, "The Odyssey," follows him on a journey where he meets an array of new people while traveling to new land. ... Xenia, the practice of kindness to guests, which was expected of good Greeks, played an important role in "The Odyssey." ... The importance of Xenia in Greek culture is clearly demonstrated in Homer's, "The Odyssey," because the entire story is based on the behaviors of hosts Odysseus encounters in his travels....

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At the beginning, Homer introduces us to Penelope saying this: "She came, then, down the long stairs of her house, this beautiful lady," (Odyssey. 1.233). ... (Odyssey 229) Her submissiveness to her husband is widely shown throughout the book. ... The Odyssey seems to be the product a society in which the dominant role was played by the men. The Odyssey has shown women in subservient roles. ...

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The Dream Weaver is very similar to The Odyssey. ... In The Odyssey, Odysseus disguises himself in order to get into Penelope's home without her knowing it was him. ... 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. ... There are many differences even though The Dream Weaver was based on the end of The Odyssey. ...

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The women in The Odyssey are never presented as individuals, but as dependents. ... In The Odyssey, women do not have jurisdiction over their own lives. ... Because of the restrictions placed on the women of The Odyssey, many of them resort to trickery and deceit to get what they want. ... By looking at The Odyssey and its portrayal of women, one can begin to get an idea as to how the ancient Greeks regarded their women. ... It appears that women do not have much power in The Odyssey. ...

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In comparison to Homer's Iliad, the idea of family and the development of that relationship are concepts more central to the Odyssey. One relationship in the Odyssey that is unique to the Greek literature of the time is the bond between Penelope and Odysseus. ... Does the bed, my lady, still stand planted firm (Odyssey xxiii.326-327)?" ... Even though the blood feud is not as apparent in the Odyssey, it remains hidden below the surface. ... In that aspect, this family-oriented dimension of Greek justice is a common thread between the Oresteia and the Odyssey. ...

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"Epic Poets explore the complex nature of relationships between males and females" Discuss this statement with reference to Odysseus" relationships with Circe, Calypso and Nausicaa in Homer's The Odyssey Odysseus" aim in Homer's The Odyssey is to return to Ithaca following his exploits at Troy and once again see his wife, Penelope. ...

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What was Odysseus's primary motive in the Odyssey? ... Some people make the claim that he had a "restless spirit" and that he loved adventures and exploration and that he enjoyed the adventures described in the Odyssey. ... Second, we can compare at the ratio of the books of the Odyssey that focus on the adventures of Odysseus to the books of the Odyssey that focus on his interactions with his family and see that the latter is are far more numerous. ... Second, we can compare the ratio of the books of the Odyssey that focus on the adventures of Odysseus to the books of the Odyss...

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In "The Odyssey", Athene helped Odysseus numerous ways physically and mentally by aiding him, Telemachus, and Penelope. In book I, Athene urged Telemachus to give up boyhood, act like a man, present his case to search for his father to the assembly, and take stronger steps to search for his f...

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Such paranoia and religious beliefs kept most characters in Homer's Odyssey on the straight and narrow, but others had no manners to begin with. ... In the Odyssey there are examples of well-behaved hosts and guests as well as those who could have used a lesson from the lightning bolts of Zeus. ... From being too hospitable to being the worst guests on the earth the Odyssey has it all. ... The Odyssey gives the reader of today the feel of what it was like to be a way ward traveler in the time of Odysseus. ...

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In The Odyssey, Telemakhos's transformation from childhood to manhood, and his mother Penelope's hesitant acceptance of it, can be seen through the use of different tones and emotions. ... Telemakhos clearly makes the transition from boy into man during the first books of The Odyssey. ... In the beginning of The Odyssey Telemakhos is unhappy, and uninspired to do anything about his unfortunate surroundings until Athena arrives. ... In Books One through Four of the Odyssey Telemakhos makes a very real transition from boy into man. ... In The Odyssey, Telemakhos's transformation...

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