Women_Of_The_Odyssey

Women Of The Odyssey Women of the Odyssey When Homer wrote “The Odyssey” he wrote about many women, all of which were similar but had distinct personalities or opposed motives. Each woman used these different traits to help Odysseus get home, whether intentional or not. These women are Eurykleia and Melantho; Circe and Kalypso; and Penelope and Clytemnestra. Eurykleia and Melantho are both maidservants in Odysseus’ home. They both help Odysseus make the decision to kill the suitors. Although Eurykleia and Melantho do this in very different ways, they each have a very strong impact on the end of the story. Eurykleia is Odysseus’ old nurse. She has raised him up from childhood. Eurykleia is not rude to Odysseus when he comes to the house dressed as a beggar, instead she bathes him. While bathing him, she recognized the scar on his thigh from the boar. Eurykleia immediately knows who it is yet she keeps quiet. Even though Eurykleia does not like the suitors being in the house, she is not rude or cruel to them. Melantho is another maidservant in the house. Unlike Eurykleia, Melantho judges the beggar, Odysseus, and taunts him along odysseus, circe, home, suitors, clytemnestra, penelope, odysseus’, house, helped, eurykleia, both, women, melantho, kalypso, agamemnon, about, years, tells, men, journey, make, help, garment, even, each, yet, wife, waited, telling, stay, odyssey, made, keeps, gave, food