The Odyssey: The Role Of Women In Homer's Odyssey

In Greek mythology, women are seen with numerous roles and given powers. An ideal example of different women with distinct aspects is the Odyssey. The Odyssey, a remembered ancient literature written down around the 800 and 600 BCE, is a well known epic poem. It is said to be composed by one of the first and greatest poets, Homer. In some stances, the Odyssey was written to be like a sequel to Homer’s Iliad. In the story of the Odyssey, Odysseus, hero and king of Ithaca goes through many obstacles and hardships to make it back home from the historical Trojan War. The story abides by the, “Hero’s Journey Outline”, theorized by Joseph Campbell as seen as having the required events, characters, emotions, and story settings. The Odyssey distinctly
introduce the different roles of women such as the villains, motivations, and supernatural aids.