The Agamemnon story is alluded to multiple times in “Odyssey,” each time with a different slant dependent on the teller’s needs.
Tag Archives: Homer
Penelope Underrated (Like Many Mothers)
In an inspiring essay, a student draws on a long overdue appreciation of her mother to explore Penelope’s heroism in “The Odyssey.”
When We Yield to Inner Darkness
The Odyssey explores how violence can swallow up those who engage in it. Odysseus is heroic in that he can listen to religious checks when blood lust threatens.
Overcoming the Siren Call of Domination
A reader suggests that the island enchantresses in “Odyssey” help the hero in his quest for integration.
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The Dangers of Emotional Identification
In which I push back against an article warning about emotional identification with literary characters.
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The Hero and the Goddess
My reflections on the meaning of Homer’s gods “The Odyssey.”
Odysseus’s Emasculation Anxieties
“The Odyssey” is obsessed with a fear of emasculation.
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What Do Odysseus’s Monsters Mean?
My explanation for the monsters in “The Odyssey.”
