Some notes on Homer, Hesiod and misogyny
Given the subject matter it is perhaps surprising that there are so many female characters in the Iliad, slightly less surprising in the Odyssey. Homer’s depiction and typification of women is consistent – of the female humans femininity, mothering and caring are emphasized; the goddesses are beautiful – but all the women and goddesses in… Continue reading Some notes on Homer, Hesiod and misogyny