Role Of Women In Homer's Odyssey
Role of women in Odyssey
Homer wrote the Odyssey in 8th century and it is a Greek epic poem. The story background begins ten years after the Trojan War. After the war, Odyssey tried to go back to his home, but he had a lot of hardships. During that time, many people helped him, but not all of characters. There are various important characters and each of them has different personalities and roles. In 21 century, most of women play a big role. What about in 8th century? According to the book Odyssey, Penelope, Athena, Calypso are the powerful women in his trip. All of them play different parts in Odyssey’s life and they represent women in Greece. The first important woman is Penelope who is Odyssey’s wife. She waited Odyssey for twenty
Homer wrote the Odyssey in 8th century and it is a Greek epic poem. The story background begins ten years after the Trojan War. After the war, Odyssey tried to go back to his home, but he had a lot of hardships. During that time, many people helped him, but not all of characters. There are various important characters and each of them has different personalities and roles. In 21 century, most of women play a big role. What about in 8th century? According to the book Odyssey, Penelope, Athena, Calypso are the powerful women in his trip. All of them play different parts in Odyssey’s life and they represent women in Greece. The first important woman is Penelope who is Odyssey’s wife. She waited Odyssey for twenty