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Anit [1.1K]
3 years ago
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Why compare Penelope to "Artemis or golden Aphrodite" when she comes down the stairs?

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Arte-miy333 [17]3 years ago
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Answer:

When the narrator is comparing Penelope to Artemis  and Aphrodite in the Odyssey, he means she looks like Artemis (Goddess of the hunt, forests and hills, the Moon, and archery) in chastity and like Aphrodite ( ancient Greek goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation) in beauty.

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