In The Odyssey by Homer‚ three very different women are in love with Odysseus. Circe‚ Kalypso‚ and Penelope all love Odysseus in a unique way and show it differently. Circe’s love for Odysseus is based on physical attraction‚ Odysseus’ accompaniment and body is the premise for Kalypso’s love‚ while Penelope’s love is the deepest for Odysseus. Circe’s love for Odysseus is based on physical attraction and is weaker than the others. Circe says‚ “You are then resourceful Odysseus...Come then‚ put away
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don’t give up. In Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”‚ there are many women that influence Odysseus but Penelope‚ Circe‚ and Athena mainly control his course. Penelope‚ Odysseus’s wife‚ is an influential background character in “The Odyssey”. Penelope not only stalls for Odysseus with the hope that he will come back but also keeps faithful while he’s away. In the epic it says‚ “However‚ each night‚ Penelope undoes the weaving that she has completed during the day.” (Homer 766). While Odysseus is away and
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but the smartest women know that they can go behind the men’s back to gain more power. Two of the women that are able to gain individuality from the men’s influence are Penelope and Calypso. Penelope is Odysseus’ wife‚ and while he is away she is bombarded by suitors. Although the men think they have complete authority over Penelope because she is a woman‚ she is able to be gain ability without their knowing. When the suitors
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Noah Sola English I Mrs. Johnson 4/22/2014 The Odyssey Book 1 The poet invokes the Muse to help him tell the story of Odysseus. How original. I learn that Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ begrudges (though I don’t know exactly why) against Odysseus and is making the guy’s expedition home pretty difficult. This tells me two very important things: (1) Greek gods are temperamental‚ and (2) Poseidon is a powerful guy. So Poseidon isn’t around on Mount Olympus (presumably because he’s full of activity
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up to present time. In the book‚ women are shown as evil temptresses‚ through characters such as Circe. As well as having characters like Calypso who crave the love of Odysseus‚ and depend on him‚ or rely on him to marry her and stay with her. And Penelope‚ Odysseus’s wife‚ shows a typical mortal woman in the book‚ which is someone who cleans‚ cooks and runs errands all day. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ women are viewed and portrayed differently compared to modern day society‚ including factors such as
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at the table. “As I was saying. It is my very great pleasure to inform you that the Triwizard Tournament will be taking place at Hogwarts this year‚” smiled Dumbledore. “You are joking!” said Fred loudly. “Is that better than Quidditch?” wondered Penelope. “The Three schools participants are Hogwarts‚ Beauxbatons‚ and Durmstrang‚ they will arrive in October. A champion is selected to represent each school‚ which will be at Halloween‚ an impartial judge will decide which students are most worthy to
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"Fidelity" is the quality of being faithful or loyal. The text “The Odyssey” is about a man‚ Odysseus‚ whose goal is to return home safely to his homeland‚ Ithaca‚ from his war with the Trojans. Through his journey back home‚ his loyalty to his wife‚ Penelope‚ was tested. Odysseus is not very loyal or fidel with his wife‚ based from the trials he’s been through on his way back home. For seven years‚ Odysseus was held captive in Calypso’s island. Calypso is a beautiful nymph who wanted to
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Penelope’s story and how she waits for Odysseus’s return. Her twenty-year wait for her husband would be an extreme hardship for anyone in the same position. While most people would think Odysseus‚ who also went through extreme hardships‚ had empathy for Penelope‚ he just didn’t understand the pain she had endured for twenty years. Odysseus misunderstood and cried‚ as a courteous act. In “An Ancient Gesture” Millay uses imagery‚ symbolism‚ and characterization to convey the idea that both men and women experience
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Comparative Literature The Glamorous Life of a Greek Wife… “We women are the most unfortunate creatures” (Euripides 695). This worn-out grievance has poured through the vocal chords of all women since the first pains of childbirth‚ but more importantly the atrocious day men began to pervert the customs of marriage. Prominence and provocation clothe the declaration as Medea‚ a forlorn woman abandoned by her husband‚ explains the status and circumstances women of ancient Greece were subject to
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Odysseus declines Calypso’s offer for the most sought after immortality because ultimately‚ his desire to return home and reunite with his wife‚ Penelope‚ outweighs any of Calypso’s most tempting offers. This proves to be true in several ways: first‚ it is important to realize that Odysseus has been on Ogygia Island for over nineteen years and is still yearning to return to Ithaca. Second‚ his direct decline of Calypso’s advances is clever and courageous‚ and lastly‚ even though Calypso foretells
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