Women in The Odyssey (Part One)
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- Women in the Odyssey
- Penelope
- True match for Odysseus - they both share METIS
- Shown through the Test of the Bed in Book 23
- She doesn't automatically believe him
- The Impossible Contest
- Good at XENIA
- Continues to give the Suitors XENIA despite them constantly abusing it
- Gives XENIA to the Beggar
- Loyal to OIKOS
- Defends Telemachus in Books 4 and 16 when she realises they are plotting to kill him
- Doesn't sleep with The Suitors and stays loyal to Odyyseus even when 108 are attracted to her - 'burst into uproar'
- Easily Manipulated
- Ordered by Telemachus to go to bed
- The Suitors try to kill Telemachus regardless
- She is a puppet to Athene's wants for her (e.g she puts her to sleep)
- Could be the conventions of being a typical Greek wife
- True match for Odysseus - they both share METIS
- Athene
- Easily Manipulates
- Persuades Zeus to help Odysseus get off Calypso's island when she actually is just telling him what she is going to do - perhaps to get his blessing
- Persuades Nausicaa to go down to the river to find Odysseus
- Puts Penelope to sleep
- Master of Disguise
- Disguises as Mentes to become a Mentor to Telemachus to help him get his Kleos
- Disguises as Dymas to persuade Nausicaa - plays on her want
- Disguises as a Herald to speed up the process in Scherie
- Bigs us Odysseus in the Discuss in the Phaecian Games
- Liking of Odysseus
- Helps him massively throughout his journey
- Clever enough to wait until Posideon has gone to Ethiopia to bring up Odysseus
- Makes him seem desperate 'yearned'
- Covers him in a 'thick mist' through Scherie so he isn't at any harm
- Makes him seem more attractive to Nausicaa - gives an advantage to getting home
- Helps him in the final battle as Mentes when she makes the Suitor's volleys miss
- Slows down time to Ody and Penelope can be together in Book 23
- Disguises him as the Beggar
- Recaps him when he lands in Ithaca - she helps him even when he insults her and says that he didn't realise she helped him!
- Easily Manipulates
- Calypso
- Helps Odysseus
- Provides him with Xenia for 7 years
- She tells Hermes that she rescued him
- She's in love with him and surely wouldn't do him wrong
- Gives him tools and materials to make a raft to get home
- She gives him a favourable breeze
- Hindered
- Sexual Hindrance: female presence away from Penelope
- Despite him being sat 'disconsolate' she doesn't let him go for 7 years!
- She only lets him go when she's told to by the will of the Gods
- Commits Hubris - sleeping with a mortal
- Helps Odysseus
- Circe
- Helps Odysseus
- Gives him well needed XENIA
- Vital intstructions as to how to get to the Halls of Hades which gives him motivation for his NOSTOS
- Safe plan as how to get to Ithaca: tells him to avoid Scylla and Charybdis
- Loom = Good character
- Hinders Odysseus
- The visit to Hades is futile: he finds out all the information later by Athene
- He comes back to Circe and she tells him what to do
- Gives XENIA for too long
- Odysseus doesn't even follow her instructions
- She IS A threat to Odysseus
- She is only conquered by Hermes plan and the use of an Oracle AND she turns all of his men to pigs
- Sings = Bad Character
- The visit to Hades is futile: he finds out all the information later by Athene
- Helps Odysseus
- Penelope
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