In Homer's Odyssey, how does Odysseus treat women? I am writing a paper about the women in the Odyssey and how he treats them to get what he wants.

A agree that
Odysseus was not a woman hater, on the contrary I think he loves women. I do think that Odysseus
has the mentality that what Penelope doesn't know won't hurt her. He is very concerned with her
faithfulness, while never calling into question his own unfaithfulness. While Calypso did have
power over him, he was not an unwilling prisoner in the least. When he had power over Circe, he
continued to add to his list of indiscretions by bedding her as well. I think that Odysseus was
a wonderful husband to Penelope, but that his faithfulness was severely lacking. Women were not
of high importance in Ancient Greek culture and polygamy was a fair practice so Odysseus I'm
sure saw very little if anything wrong with what he did, but had Penelope been unfaithful I'm
certain she would have paid dearly perhaps with her life for such a treasonous act against a
king.