GRK 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kleos, Eurycleia, Bed Trick
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Creates xenia ties while he"s travelling around to find his dad: like a mini odysseus. Almost complete the archery challenge before odysseus tells him not to. Penelope good wife in terms of greek ideals: super tricky/crafty. Asking odysseus about the bed: invested in her family, acting king while odysseus is gone, helen is one of the only other women and she"s terrible which really juxtaposes. Penelope: even the good women are obstacles. Arete (maid) almost announces that the beggar is odysseus. Nausicaa (princess) her hand is offered to odysseus in major but he must reject her so he can get home to penelope. 108 suitors: violate xenia by abusing hospitality and being rude to the beggar, victims and victimizers. Violet xenia: destined to be killed by odysseus but their death is also caused by their poor behavior. Odyssey was possibly written by a woman.
