Women in serve as obstacles, guides, and goals.
Calypso and Circe are major obstacles for Odysseus in the story. They're also
temptations he has to overcome. They both keep him from reaching his goal. Calypso is a nymph
who keeps him trapped in pleasure; Odysseus still wants to be with his wife in Ithaca.
Nevertheless, he was stuck there for seven years. Circe was a witch who trapped Odysseus by
turning his men into swine. He freed them, and then they all stayed with her in comfort for a
year before continuing their journey.
Athena is a major guide for both
Odysseus and Telemachus. It is she who convinces Zeus to allow Odysseus to go home at all. She
helps Telemachus resist the suitors who are plying Penelope for her hand. She convinces him to
stay strong and train and to believe that his father is still alive. She helps him figure out
what path to take. Without Athena, the story would have turned out quite a bit
differently.
Penelope serves as a goal in The Odyssey .
She is...
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