Odysseus And The Role Of Women In Homer's Odyssey

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Along with his men, Odysseus, the king of lunacy, escaped Circe’s hall and her spell but foolishly decided to go back for dinner and ended up staying for a year while having bodily affairs with Circe despite having a loving faithful wife. In her hall, Circe, commonly known to be a witch and for good reason, would often entrance men with her wine and literally turn them into animals. Not entirely pleased with this action of hers, Odysseus and his shipmates had an urge to leave Circe’s hall as soon as possible. To accomplish this task, Odysseus, with the God Hermes’ help, was able to escape Circe’s clutches taking his men along with him. After they got away without penalty, Odysseus did the most insane thing he could’ve done at that moment; he

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