... authors of these pieces started a feminist revolution, they most definitely allowed women to be seen with a respect that the female had never enjoyed. The Odyssey contains many female characters that influence the entire climax. Athena is an obvious example, because as a goddess and fan of Odysseus, she is able to ... making. The suitors pursued her, overtook her home and aggressively pushed her to remarry as she was supposed to. If Penelope would have given in, The Odyssey would not have ended with Odysseus returning to a loyal home. Through cunning, independence and loyalty, Penelope i...

• Word Count: 1675
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the first five books of the Odyssey we hear little of Odysseus the hero of the poem, instead we focus of his son Telemachus and his journey to seek information of his father. This journey initiated by Athena ... one stage thought to be impossible, that is, to take vengeance upon the suitors. The wanderings of Telemachus, often called the Telemachy for obvious reasons, enhance the Odyssey using a technique, which is also used in the Iliad. We know that Odysseus was a great man in the Iliad, but his greatness is increased more ... Therefore this is a technique used by Homer to intro...

• Word Count: 1835
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... a means to bring our attention to something important or to hone in upon the reader's senses. The poem reveals scores of similes. I will attempt to study several similes in The Odyssey and how Homer has used them. The poem opens with Zeus discussing how self-indulgence and foolishness is the downfall of mankind. Specifically, he is referring to how Aigisthos and ... , "He must warn off that wolf pack of the suitors / who prey upon his flocks and dusky cattle." (1.117-118). This is the first of many similes used in The Odyssey that compares certain characters to animals. Throughout the po...

• Word Count: 1864
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Homer's The Odyssey has many different themes. Among them is Telemachos' own journey from a child to a young man. In the book, Homer shows Telemachos' change from a child who, lacking his father's guidance, is ... his father. To better understand Telemachos, some general background of his life much be given. Odysseus, Telemachos' father and the main character in The Odyssey, left for the Trojan War when his son was only an infant. The hero is gone for 20 years, and Telemachos is raised without a father. Also, while Odysseus was away undergoing the many trials that are described ... in The O...

• Word Count: 1330
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... appeared from her high chamber and came down to throw her arms around her son" (Homer p.318).This adds to the glorification of women in The Odyssey. The beautiful Nausicaa is also hailed as a goddess. "Daughter of great Alkinoos, Nausicaa, may Zeus the lord of thunder, Hera's consort; grant me ... husband. When Homer first introduces this character, she seems to be nave and young, but proves that first impressions can be deceiving. The women in The Odyssey are never presented as individuals, but as dependents. Their social status, reputation, and lives depend on the men. Even the dead w...

• Word Count: 1272
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School