Question

I need 6 quotes for gender rules in the odyssey by homer with the explanation of each quote!??

Answer 1

"[Not] even a darting hawk, the quickest thing on wings, could keep [ the ship's] pace as on she ran, cutting the swells at top speed, bearing a man endowed with the god's own wisdom, one who had suffered twenty years of torment, sick a heart, cleaving his way through wars of man and pounding waves at sea but now he slept in peace, the memory of his struggles laid to rest."                                                                                                             - Homer,13,98-105

   This passage describe the vessel on which Alcinous send Odysseus towards his homeland. Aside from the typical instanse imagery of The Odyssey, note that odysseus is described as " a man endowed with the gods' own wisdom," a type of knowledge which, it is suggested came only with the tempering of his spirit through twenty years of agony at sea.

"And you replied, Eumaeus, loyal swineherd........"                                                                         - Homer, 14.63

It is unclear whether the usage of "you" here by Homer is a mere rhethorical device, or if the poem is in some regard anchoring the reader to the story by assigning them the role of eumaeus in the text. Regardless of intent, the effect of lenguage, particularly in modern times, is notable in that it gives the reader stake and place in a world that might otherwise feel too foreign to be relatable. In other words, it invites them to relate to the world presented in the poem personally.

"[Athena] gave no all-out turning of tide, not yet, she kept on testing Odysseus and his gallant son, putting their force and fighting heart to proof."                                                                                          - Homer, 22.247-249

This moment during the slaughter of suitors shows Athena's commitment to obtaining proof of commitment from the mortals whom she holds in favor even at the climax of victory, she will not outright ensure their victory, although that is easily within her power; rather, she constantly demand that they assert their own power and will to win.

" Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man"

"......There is the heat of Love, the pulsing rush of Longing, the lover's whisper, irresistible - magic to make the sanest man go mad."

"There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends."