Roles Of Women In The Odyssey Essay

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Women in the odyssey are different from their personality and relationship with men. All

of them are different but all help define the role of women in the odyssey. At the time men structured civilization was all put together and the women had position in society, that position was to serve the men and were dominated by what men allowed. Those women were valued in society but weren't important and had no power to control. Homer really depict women as a strong subject. In this epic poem women are described as strong, tough and thoughtful. Women are also described as counterparts of men. They have real plans,feelings, able to conquer men.

The most important women in the poem are Penelope, Naussica, Anticleia and these women help understand …show more content…
Homer indicates she is the daughter of Helios and Perse. Circe proves conquering involves a show of force,Homer seems to think Circe is a goddess in her own right. Hermes says to Odysseus, “And I will tell thee all the magic sleight of Circe. Circe has more relation to a knowledge of nature. Charms,which relate to a mortal and seems to be both mortal and goddess …show more content…
Homer shows us how men in The Odyssey consider women less important than men. We don't ever hear of women throughout the book. We are shown that men did not consider women important and are careless with their relationships with women, like Odysseus' relationship with Penelope. this story shows readers a complex portrait of masculinity by presenting an epic hero who quests to return home, but the depiction of women is much less complete. Men are free to roam and stay long periods with strange women, but women are held to strict social codes that make it seem to drive these extremes of self-sacrificing motherhood or selfish

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