Artemis and the women of the Odyssey
Nausikaa, Helen and Penelope
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In ancient Greek cultural world, the goddess Artemis emerges under distinct dimensions, but not always with the same prominence. Her participation in ancient Greek poetry is generally restricted, which means that her fields of activity are not explored to the same extent. In Homer’s epic poems, we barely see her, and when we do see her, both by appearing acting in the narrative and by being refereed to in similes, she is mainly the parthenos, the maiden not yet married and, thus, not active sexually. In the Odyssey, her parthenia or virginity is at the core of similes dedicated to Nausikaa, Helen and Penelope, three strikingly different female characters, the first being the ideal parthenos, and the others, married women who have already left behind the phase of parthenia. The aim of this article is to highlight and analyze the representation of Artemis in such similes and her association to these heroines who are so different from each other.
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