A Translator's Reckoning with the Women of the Odyssey

It symbolizes her loyalty and cunning.

It represents her desire to marry a suitor.

It shows her lack of intelligence.

It highlights her disinterest in Odysseus.

As liberating and empowering.

As cautious and risk-averse.

As equal to Odysseus' intelligence.

As irrelevant to her role.

It is portrayed as a necessary aspect of society.

It is celebrated as a sign of male dominance.

It is criticized as a central problem in the poem.

It is ignored in the narrative.

She represents mortal women's struggles.

She embodies gender-fluid divine power.

She opposes Odysseus throughout the poem.

She symbolizes the silenced female voice.

They are depicted as disloyal and deserving punishment.

They are portrayed with gruesome inhumanity and pathos.

They are celebrated for their loyalty to Odysseus.

They are ignored in most translations.

As empowering and fulfilling.

As a source of grief and loss of identity.

As a partnership of intellectual equals.

As a reflection of Odysseus' fantasy.

They are empowering for women.

They reflect deep male fears about female power.

They celebrate the equality of men and women.

They are irrelevant to the poem's themes.