Penelope

never wavered. Though Odysseus may have been loyal to Penelope before his long journey home from the Trojan War- unlike loyal Penelope, his loyalty faltered far more than once. Giving into temptation on the trip Odysseus betrayed Penelope. If any of his crew was left at the end of it all, they could all testify to his disloyal actions, but atlass they all died on the journey home. Once returned to home Odysseus maintains his disloyalty towards Penelope in a new way. After the Trojan war with…

The Telemakhy(Books 1-4) Characters: -Gods: Zues*, Athena(Also disguised as Mentor, 284~)+, Kalypso-, -Mortals: Telemakhos(son of Odysseus)+, Penelope(Wife of Odysseus)+ , Antinoos(Suitor of Penelope)-, Eurymakhos(Suitor of Penelope)-, other suitors-, Peisenor(Crier of Ithaka)*, Leokritos(???)-, Mentor(Comrade of Odysseus)+, Eurykleia(Devoted nurse of the Laertes household)+, Nestor(Prince of charioteers, comrade of Odysseus)+*, Menaloas(Comrade of Odysseus)+, Eteonas(Guard/Doorman for…

The story of the Odyssey had several male protagonist. The female characters of Circe, Penelope and Athena played important roles in the stories. By looking at their traits, their actions, and their actions, and their part in the story, it is evident that they were essential to the plot of the stories and the development of the character Odysseus. Circe is a magical goddess who welcomes Eurylochus and other shipmates to her home in Aeaea. She is very charming, yet deceitful. She turns the…

written in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, capture how Odysseus’ personality traits and attributes positively affect the hero status he has earned. His courage, wisdom, and intelligence drive his quest to return home to be reunited with his wife Penelope, and son Telemachus. Over the span of twenty years, Odysseus, pushed to the limits physically through battle, uses his will and perseverance to come out a hero. Homer highlights the emotional toll Odysseus faced after losing so many of his men…

seven years to keep him safe because she loves him. Calypso’s role in the Odyssey is rather seductive. She is a very beautiful female goddess, even Odysseus is impressed by her beauty and he addressed that she was more pretty compare to his wife Penelope. Odysseus and Calypso were lovers for years until the order of Zeus separated them. Another seductive goddess female character that has an affair with Odysseus is Circe, the daughter of the sun god, Helios. She made Odysseus and his man stay in…

The Heroic Acts of Odysseus We can honestly all say that Odysseus is the main hero in The Odysseus. Out of the majority of characters in The Odyssey, Odysseus is one of the best military leaders, fathers, and he is a great husband to Penelope. He is a very, very important and main character in Greek mythology, and in The Odyssey. He is a hero because of all the heroic things that he has done up to the point of when he gets re united with his family. The things that he does throughout The…

he is away, a mob of unruly suitors has infringed his palace to court his wife, Queen Penelope of Ithaka. The plot of the book focuses mostly on Odysseus’s voyage home; however, the book illustrates how hard times were for Penelope. Throughout The Odyssey, Penelope has to cope with 108 suitors in her palace harassing her for her hand in marriage and taking advantage of the land. From beginning to end, Penelope remains faithful to her king and never stops believing her husband is alive, even…

is a strong masculine-feminine balance in the Odyssey, where the women are able to survive without depending on a man. The women all show individual versions of strength and all have contrasting relationships with Odysseus throughout his journey. Penelope is one of the strongest feminine characters…

Throughout the first book of Homer’s The Odyssey, Telemachus faces a variety of dilemmas, including, but not limited to, an identity crisis, a vast assortment of men exhausting his estate, a father on hiatus, a weeping mother, and quite frankly the ability to think independently. All of these adversities culminate into the overarching issue facing Telemachus, in that Telemachus is a bit over zealous to do something, anything really, without truly thinking through all of the possible consequences…

(all his crew has died) and has lost all hope. However, Odysseus is an “unwilling FIND QUOTE” , and like Circe, she prevents him from finding a way home. When he finally gets help from Hermes, Calypso tries to manipulate him by comparing herself to Penelope; “Calypso’s final a priori comparison between her own beauty and Penelope’s… is also judged as sound reasoning, based on the assumption that there is no room for a real contest between goddesses and mortals” (Pontani). However, Odysseus sees…