The suitors want her for her beauty and Odysseus kills them because of that. ... Odysseus meets many women in The Odyssey and each of their appearances directly affects his journey. ... (Odyssey, 6:15). ... Once at home he has the job of fixing the wrong that was down in his house by getting rid of the suitors. He must kill the twelve maids who slept with them. ...
Odysseus and Achilles In Homer's epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", Achilles and Odysseus are two characters that greatly encompass the human nature idealized by ancient Greeks. ... and finally professes to Odysseus that "iron is what you"re made of" (355). ... Odysseus also shows how having a "glorying spirit" can bring loss. ... For example, as he discovers the women of Ithaka to be servicing the suitors that raid his home, rather than kill them, Odysseus remembers his loss with the Kyklops and says to himself "Down; be steady. ... When he and his crew reach the great Kyklop...
