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Roles Of Women In Homer's The Odyssey

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The epic poem The Odyssey was written and narrated by Homer. Odysseus exploits on a 20 year voyage to Troy, where he is away from his wife Penelope and son Telemachus for all that time. In these 20 years, Penelope adapts to being without Odysseus, and advances to being the head of the house in Odysseus’ absence. In The Odyssey, women are portrayed as weak and unintelligent, they are only there for the man’s pleasure. After examining the three female characters in The Odyssey, Penelope demonstrates characteristics through her actions, words, and thoughts that she holds the most power. Over these 20 years, Penelope acquires the knowledge needed to run the house with the absence of Odysseus. Penelope came up with the notion to give the suitors
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