4. How would you characterize the narrator, the fictive "Homer" whose voice we imagine as singing the verses of the Odyssey?

I think of Homer as a smart, deep voiced guy who is very serious yet fun. I think he would portray the story as an adventure telling with ups and downs in his voice, with character, to help who he is telling to to imagane what is really going on. He would be someone you would want to hear the story from again and again.

5. What kinds of behavior are treated as contemptible in the Odyssey?

What would be considered contemptible in the Odyssey would be robbing a man of his with , stealing his land food. Going againt a friend would also be contemptible turning your back and not being loyal. Like the suitors not believing Odysseus was still alive a stealing Odysseus' land and wanting to bed his wife.

6. How does the poem represent mortal women? Since Penelope is the most important woman in the Odyssey, what qualities does she possess, and how does she respond to the troubles she faces? (Some of the other women are of note, too-Eurycleia the serving woman, the faithless maidservants, Nausicaa the Phaeacian princess, and Helen of Sparta, Menelaus' queen, whose elopement with Prince Paris sparked the Trojan War.)

The poem in my opinion does not represent mortal women in a very good way. The way Odysseus is able to sleep with so many women and get away with it without queston of his loyalty to her is very week. But when it comes to dealing with life changes and being strong, the women are portrayed as very strong and hard on. Penelope never gave up hope and kept her promise but always hoped and sorta new Odysseus was near. She was able to raise a strong son that became a man all on her own.

7.How do Homer's gods think and behave? How do their actions and motivations differ from the conception of god in other religions of which you have knowledge? What role do the Homeric gods play in human affairs, and what is the responsibility of humans with respect to those gods?

Homer's gods think and behave in the way of they are powerful and mortal man is nothing with out them. That they are in full control. The actions of the gods in the Odyssey differ from gods in religion today is that the gods in the book were physically real and had powers to show off. Todays gods are more just there and never show physical being, we don't even know if they really are. The gods plays bigs roles in the story. Why Odysseus had such a long journey was purely based on a gods decision. Humans are supposed to worship these gods and let them know they know thwy are much high and mightly then they are.