Clytemnestra And Calypso In The Odyssey

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“Women portray more than you think”
In ancient greek mythology in the 13th century men had different point of views of women. Men thought that they were far greater and better in nature because they should rule and women should be the subjects of men’s rule. The only thing women would take care of is their household and their families, which created major gender roles. On the other hand, in the Odyssey things are much more different, they portray women to have stronger powers than most men and overpower them. Some women are viewed to be goddess, monstrous, and are even more powerful than most men. Clytemnestra and Calypso in the Odyssey take a major role in this part, yet they both have their …show more content…

In a way they both deviously show a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve a goal. They both trick men with their strong manipulating powers into doing things without them really realizing what they are doing. “The sweet days of his life time were running out in anguish over his exile, for long ago the nymph had ceased to please. Though he fought shy of her and her desire, he lay with her each night, for she compelled him (5.159-163).” Calypso using her strong powers compelled Odysseus into staying and being with her. She used her powers in a devious way to manipulate and control Odysseus. She had made him lay with her and do do things he wasn’t comfortable with just to fulfil her needs. Odysseus still honorable to his wife didn’t put any of his intentions into anything with Calypso. Calypso a women has much stronger powers to be able to get what she wants from Odysseus who is a …show more content…

Just like Calypso, Clytemnestra had a devious goal to kill Agamemnon ,her husband, to be with Aigisthos. When he says that his soul swam to the underworld here he is using imagery to help you image how his soul would look like of you could see it. In a way, you can tell that his soul is wanting to get as far away from his betraying and horrendous wife. “I heaved up from the ground and got my hands around the blade, but she eluded me, that whore (11. 492-492),” by Agamemnon’s tone in this passage you can tell that he is fuming, furious, and frenzied by what she had done because he is using very nasty words towards her. He felt that not only did his wife turn on him, but the whole world did. You would think to yourself who would ever do such a thing? Also, towards at the end of the passage you can tell that Agamemnon was astounded and couldn't believe his own eyes that his wife would ever do him so wrong and treat him like that. Clytemnestra had been outlining to kill her husband when he comes back from war without him even noticing or realizing something. Just imagine someone you've known for years and are very close to that you can trust your life in their hands and then suddenly they turn against you and up up hurting and killing you in the most worst way ever. Women can be very devious and sneaky without men realizing it. Even though Calypso is a goddess and Clytemnestra is

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