The epic women of Homer : exploring women's roles in the Iliad and Odyssey /

Reexamines the women of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, restoring their essential roles and challenging traditional heroic narratives. Our earliest written sources for Greek mythology, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, feature women prominently as drivers of the narratives. Though they occupy a variety of...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Allen, Eirene S. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK : Pen and Sword History, 2025.
Subjects:	Homer > Characters. Homer. > Iliad. Homer. > Odyssey. Women in literature. Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.