"'Come Closer, Famous Odysseus": The Whispers of Manipulation and Temptation from Women
“So by day she’d weave at her great and growing web- by night, by the light of torches set beside her, she would unravel all she’d done.” (2:115-117). At last the gears in the head of Penelope were turning, for she was upholding her plan of deceiving the suitors and leading them to believe her desire is marriage. The Odyssey is an epic telling the tale of Odysseus’ life and journey back to the land where he came from. On the way he faces tests of wit and loyalty and in order to reach his homeland safe and soundly, he must prevail. In the epic, Homer portrays the hardships that one must go through in order to succeed, in the form of Odysseus’ journey back …show more content…
Homer depicts Sirens as creatures who use their gifts to their advantage to show how women are quite manipulative and don’t do many actions for the better interest of others. While sailing back home, Odysseus and his crewman know of the Sirens but only Odysseus can hear “their ravishing voices out across the air/ and the heart inside me [Odysseus] throbbed to listen longer.” (12:208-209). the ravishing voice of the Sirens is a technique to mask the terror that is beyond what can be heard. They only want to harm the sailors, but they attempt to keep their true nature as hidden as possible so that no man may suspect that death is awaiting him. Playing the role of temptress, the Sirens use their voices to seduce the men into falling for their deception. In the song, the Sirens ask the sailors to “Moor your ship on our coast so you can hear our song!…Until he has heard the honeyed voices”(12:201,203) and once the men become hypnotized by their alluring voices the …show more content…
The men are overjoyed that Penelope was “dropping hints to each”- but all the while with something else in mind.” (2:97-100). Not only is Penelope using her brain to conspire herself a way out of the suitors’ grasps but she is using the temptation of men to her advantage. While seducing the men she is making herself a more enticing reward which could lead them to be blinded by their personal desires; this is something Penelope could easily use to her benefit. Men are known to have many talents; it is not a hidden fact, but the manner in which women use their talents does dominate it also gets them much farther, Penelope and the suitors would be a perfect representation for
“So by day she’d weave at her great and growing web- by night, by the light of torches set beside her, she would unravel all she’d done.” (2:115-117). At last the gears in the head of Penelope were turning, for she was upholding her plan of deceiving the suitors and leading them to believe her desire is marriage. The Odyssey is an epic telling the tale of Odysseus’ life and journey back to the land where he came from. On the way he faces tests of wit and loyalty and in order to reach his homeland safe and soundly, he must prevail. In the epic, Homer portrays the hardships that one must go through in order to succeed, in the form of Odysseus’ journey back …show more content…
Homer depicts Sirens as creatures who use their gifts to their advantage to show how women are quite manipulative and don’t do many actions for the better interest of others. While sailing back home, Odysseus and his crewman know of the Sirens but only Odysseus can hear “their ravishing voices out across the air/ and the heart inside me [Odysseus] throbbed to listen longer.” (12:208-209). the ravishing voice of the Sirens is a technique to mask the terror that is beyond what can be heard. They only want to harm the sailors, but they attempt to keep their true nature as hidden as possible so that no man may suspect that death is awaiting him. Playing the role of temptress, the Sirens use their voices to seduce the men into falling for their deception. In the song, the Sirens ask the sailors to “Moor your ship on our coast so you can hear our song!…Until he has heard the honeyed voices”(12:201,203) and once the men become hypnotized by their alluring voices the …show more content…
The men are overjoyed that Penelope was “dropping hints to each”- but all the while with something else in mind.” (2:97-100). Not only is Penelope using her brain to conspire herself a way out of the suitors’ grasps but she is using the temptation of men to her advantage. While seducing the men she is making herself a more enticing reward which could lead them to be blinded by their personal desires; this is something Penelope could easily use to her benefit. Men are known to have many talents; it is not a hidden fact, but the manner in which women use their talents does dominate it also gets them much farther, Penelope and the suitors would be a perfect representation for