Clothing and identity in Homer: the case of Penelope's web

Yamagata, Naoko (2005). Clothing and identity in Homer: the case of Penelope's web. Mnemosyne, 58(4) pp. 539–546.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/156852505774483253

Abstract

An examination of the pattern in which clothing is used as means of enhancing or concealing identification of characters in Homer, especially in the context of the Odyssey. In light of the general pattern observed in both the Iliad and the Odyssey, the paper attempts to identify the true use of Penelope's web.

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• Item ORO ID
• 3713
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1568-525X
• Extra Information
• In the 'Miscellanea' section of the journal.
• Keywords
• Homer; Odyssey; Iliad; Odysseus; Penelope; Greek epic; clothing; identity; women; weaving
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > Classical Studies
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Depositing User
• Naoko Yamagata