The Distaff Side: Representing the Female in Homer's Odyssey by Beth Cohen

The Distaff Side: Representing the Female in Homer's Odyssey

Beth Cohen

288 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative slow-paced
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Female Characters play various roles in the Odyssey patron goddess (Athena), seductress (Kirke, the Sirens, Nausikaa), carnivorous monster (Skylla), maid servant (Eurykleia), and faithful wife (Penelope). Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, th...

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