The many women that are included in Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, all are presented with a certain appeal to them for which they come to attract Odysseus's eye. A group of the women that comes into contact with him are those helpful souls. Lets use Nausikaa as an example, she who encounters him when he arrives at her fathers land Scheria. Her charm, innocence and virtue are what intrigue Odysseus and she invites her to her home so that her parents can lend him a hand. On this same land Odysseus meets her mother, Arete who's kindness act as a counter part to her husband and as a result of this she helps to bring about the expedition for Odysseus's return to Ithaca. Eurykleia, who is a devoted nurse who has always been willing to help him as well as his son in anything they may need. Penelope, his wife serves as a symbol of fide....

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