The Greeks show in many ways how women are important to them. The Odyssey written by Homer contains many woman characters in different situations that will test their abilities and senses. Homer shows that women are looked upon as being loyal, caring, and capable of giving and needing love through many characters in the Odyssey such as Penelope, Nausicaa, Anticleia, Athena, and Calypso. <Tab/>Homer reveals to us how the Greeks …showed first 75 words of 1120 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1120 total…choice in their lives, and Homer shows this well. The Greeks has many different views of women. The one that is most pronounced is the view that women are to obey. Through Penelope, Anticliea, and Nausicaa, Homer illustrates that view, and other views as well. For example he shows how women can be caring and nurturing through the character Athena, furthermore he shows how a woman also need love and nurture in return in Calypso.