I have read the Odyssey of Homer once before, and I find it to be so much more dynamic than the Iliad. The beginning starts a bit slow but the action picks up once we begin with Odysseus on his journey. I find one of the best stories within the epic to be the mentioning of the ploy of Penelope to refrain from picking a new husband. She tells the suitors that she must first finish a tapestry which she weaves by day, and undoes by night. I think this is very clever and also shows her devotion to her husband and family. It would be easy for her to give up on Odysseus and find a new husband after 10 years. I think its rather romantic. (this has nothing to do with the picture but I just really enjoy that part of Odysseus's journey!)
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I agree! I also think it's sort of romantic that she's still holding onto hope for Odysseus' survival and return home.
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