through Odysseus’ voyage home. In the epic poem hospitality‚ or “xenia‚” is expressed as a reoccurring theme. Throughout the epic poem‚ there are different examples of hosts and guests. Firstly‚ the poem presents bad hosts such as Calypso and Laistrygones. Calypso is considered a bad host because she held Odysseus prisoner in her home for several years. In Book Five‚ Athena said to Zeus‚ “Now he’s left to pine on an island‚ racked with grief in the nymph Calypso’s house -- she holds him there by
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because I have the same job as a mailman that I am not important‚ but I am also a GOD! I don’t even care about Odysseus. Calypso is better looking than Penelope. I would be happy in his situation‚ but no‚ Athena needs to intervene. She needs to free Odysseus so she can look like she is high and mighty. She just wants to suck up to Zeus‚ but I have to be the one to tell Calypso to let him go. I was forced into letting her go. If Zeus didn’t favor Athena so much I wouldn’t have had to. Yes‚ it was
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story‚ The Odyssey. Some examples of this would be through women like Calypso‚ who held men against their will‚ Circe‚ a dangerous woman who practiced sorcery and the Sirens‚ who lure men to their death. All together these women caused many problems to Odysseus and other men. Throughout the Odyssey‚ women are used as a symbol of temptation and seduction. Odysseus finds himself trapped on an island Ogygia by the nymph‚ Calypso. Life on Calypso’s island is paradise to Odysseus but‚ after seven years
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obvious distinction between what women and men are allowed to do‚ the men can easily get away with actions that are deemed inappropriate and unsuitable for women. Penelope‚ calypso and Athena are examples of extremely intelligent women that are looked down upon based on their gender. The women cleverness is mistaken for being seductress and conniving because women are not supposed to be as tough and smart as men. The depiction of women in The Odyssey displayes the negative protrayel and thoughts of women
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Through several of the female characters‚ Homer portrays women in three different ways. The first type of woman is the bad‚ disloyal woman‚ such as Cyltemnestra and Melantho the maidservant. Other women are portrayed as the manipulative seductress‚ such as Calypso and Circe. The third type of women is the good‚ faithful‚ intelligent woman. These women include characters such as Queen Arete‚ Nausicaa and‚ above all‚ Odysseus’ wife Penelope. Homer uses these characters to depict the several ways in
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intimate actions with a few goddesses on his journey home to Ithaca from the Trojan War. For example‚ regardless of Odysseus’ longing to return home‚ he is tempted first by Calypso‚ spending eight years imprisoned on her island‚ and ultimately remaining true to Penelope in his heart. Also‚ he spends a year with Circe‚ a seductress‚ in order to liberate his men from living as swine. Furthermore‚ Odysseus’ faithfulness to Penelope is almost compromised when he and his men pass the Sirens—women who entice
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to men. For example‚ Calypso keeps Odysseus on her island. However‚ Zeus tells her to let him go‚ as Hermes declares‚ “Now Zeus commands you to send him off with all good speed” (5: 156. 125). She responds by protesting that Zeus keeps all the mortal women he wants. However‚ Calypso listens to Zeus and releases Odysseus. Calypso clearly wants Odysseus to stay‚ yet she still lets him go‚ on the orders of Zeus. Even though she is correct in saying the gods are unfair‚ Calypso must obey Zeus because
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stand out the most to me are Calypso and Circe: both powerful beings and powerful women. They brought about some of the most memorable turning points in the plot for me‚ mainly because it had the most emotion that was softer‚ going against the grain of constant battle‚ conflict‚ and overall chaos. Because of the powers these two have‚ they hold the ability to turn the tides of the epic almost as much as any of the gods who interfere with the protagonist‚ Odysseus. Calypso is the greater example of
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forgetting the fact that he wanted to return home. Odysseus is shown to be a very strong character who only has one goal‚ to return to his home but by letting himself be seduced by Circe‚ he showed just how strong Circe’s act of seduction was. Calypso‚ a nymph-goddess‚ holds Odysseus captive on her island to make him her husband. 2. She is seductive as well but is very manipulative. They quickly become lovers but Odysseus only thinks about returning home to Penelope: “Ah great goddess‚” worldly
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Sarah Kirkus ENG 2423 8A March 21‚ 2013 Roles of Women in The Iliad and The Odyssey Homer wrote two epic poems‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad is a tragedy that tells about the battles of the Trojan War. The Odyssey is somewhat of a sequel‚ the story of Odysseus ’s travels home after the Trojan War. An article found in “The American Scholar” states‚ “ One might begin by asking what both epics‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ would be like if there were no women in them. The Trojan war
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