Power in The Odyssey

Some of the most apparent characters include Penelope, Athena, Arete, The Sirens, Calypso, and Circe. They all hold power in different ways. Characters like The Sirens, Circe, and Calypso assert their power by tempting people. There are instances like where the Sirens are tempting Odysseus. .
             "Come closer, famous Odysseus-Achaea's pride and glory-.
             moor your ship on our coast so you can hear our song!.
             Never has any sailor passed our shores in his black craft.
             Until he has heard the honeyed voices pouring from our lips,.
             And once he hears to his heart's content sails on, a wiser man.
             We know all the pains that the Greeks and Trojans once endured.
             On the spreading plain of Troy when the gods willed it so-.
             All that comes to pass on the fertile earth, we know it all," (Homer 12.200-207).
             The Sirens are using what they know wisely to tempt Odysseus. In the book before it suggests that all of the people, who have gone by the Sirens, have not escaped. He, ultimately, is not taken by The Sirens, but he has to be restrained so that he is not lured. Here, the archetype of, "the temptress," is introduced and Circe, The Sirens, and Calypso represent these archetypes with the power. They hold power over not only men, but also other women, by tempting them to do what they want them to do. Each of these characters is derived from the archetype in different ways. The Sirens are more of mythological, unknown creatures without definite personalities, while Circe and Calypso both are more realistic characters with personalities making their ways of tempting a little bit different from each other.
             A character, which has power that is less apparent, is Penelope. In many instances she uses her power through her cleverness. An example of this is when Penelope tricks the suitors into giving her gifts, complaining that the, "they," the suitors, haven't courted her correctly. The suitors responded, telling Penelope to accept their gifts.