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Women in the Odyssey and King James Bible
The nature and role of women in Homer's "The Odyssey" and throughout the "King James Bible" are much the same. While some are pure of heart, others are deceitful.
In "The Odyssey," Penelope waits patiently for her husband and never really loses faith that he will return home to her. Although she has many suitors during Odysseus' absence, she never succumbs and cleverly delays any commitment to any of them by claiming she must complete her husband's burial shroud. Even the archery contest is a delay tactic she uses to buy more time for Odysseus to return. She is described as "tall in her beauty," a loving mother and faithful wife (Homer 432). In fact most all of the women in Homer's epic are described as beautiful. Circe is so beautiful and charming that Odysseus...
Even the dead women who bore children to the gods are described as beautiful.
Although, the women appear to be worshipped and adored, they are however, dependent on the males for their status and position. Menelaos chooses whom his daughter will marry, and even Penelope could be turned from her home by her son. Therefore many of the women must use their feminine wiles to achieve what they want. Although the women in Homer's "The Odyssey" do not have equal status, they are favored and adored.
A woman's status in biblical times was confined to serving the male. Women basically had no authority and either lived in their father's home or their husband's. Perhaps more importantly they were considered inferior, for she is…
Bibliography
The Odyssey." The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. 6th Edition.
Volume 1. W. Norton & Company, Inc. pp. 432.
Holy Bible: Authorized King James Version. World Bible Publishers. 1986.
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