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P/LI/50. Homers portrayals of mother-son relationships

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2500
DATE:
2006
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29.99 GBP

The paper reviews Homers The Iliad and The Odyssey focusing on the portrayals of the mother-son relationships. The differences between Thetis and Achilles in the Iliad and Penelope and Telemachus in The Odyssey are analysed and compared to the relationships between Hecuba with her sons Paris and Hector. The issues of womens dependence upon men are discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: li, homers, portrayals, mother-son, relationships,

 
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