The role of women in The Iliad and The Odyssey 8 Articles

by Mariya G

The world of Homer is ruled by men. When women do appear, they are divided into three groups: First, there are those that serve some useful purpose for the male heroes. Iphigenia was sacrificed by her father and uncle, ...read more

by Smokey Yekoms

Foil, or forgiveness, what is woman to man? What is war, but disaster? What is loyalty but a cure? What is independence, but a test? The role of women in the Greek classics is that of a mirror; receptive, challenging, refl...read more

by Alexander Lourenco

Andromache: the Evolution of Women From the Iliad To Euripides When reading the Iliad, the subject of the role women play in it is not often brought up. Upon reading The Trojan Women and Andromache, however, the role o...read more

by Aparna Guru

Mostly many of the great epics of the ancient Greeks,Russians,Aztecs and Hindus have presented the idea that behind many great historical wars there has been a woman, the cause of initiation and devastation.Though this fac...read more

by JoAnne Windsinger

I spent a lot of time thinking about the Odyssey and Iliad as a child. I owned a book of tales about the mythology of the times and read them repeatedly. They intrigued me and stirred my imagination. Written by the b...read more

by Autumn Baccellia

Homer recapitulates how the Greek society was in constant interactions with the gods. The gods in the Greek society are not depicted like the how we currently perceive god in our era. These Greek gods behave and act just t...read more

by christopher beard

"There is nothing more dreadful and more shameless than a woman who plans such deeds in her heart as the foul deed which she plotted when she contrived her husband's murder." ...read more

by Janina Zephal

Both the Odyssey and the Iliad are famous works by Homer. Women who were characters in these stories were crucial to the plot of the story. Without them, there would be no story. Let us start with the goddesses. A...read more