The Odyssey by Homer encompasses a rather modern idea of women and their role for its time. Homer portrays women as creatures who are strong but are ultimately defeated. It is true that in most stories they are portrayed as being weaker, but the women in this poem are oddly strong or have a very strong presence. The three main examples are Calypso, Athena, and the Lotus Flower. Each of these examples has a predominant presence in The Odyssey making them sturdy objects.
At first the goddess Calypso presents a strong force in the very beginning of the poem. "Calypso, Atlas's daughter, keeps the sad Odysseus" (Book I) "in her grotto" (Book V). The "godlike Odysseus" is the source of the masculine power in this book and for him to be held against his will is a statement that men are not omnipotent in the world; evermore of a statement is the fact that he is held by a woman, the inferior gender. The reason that The Odyssey is a masculine power story and not a feminine is because......

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Title: Women In The Odyssey By Homer
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