The Silence of the Girls

by

Pat Barker

Odysseus Character Analysis

Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, is a snide and clever man known among the Greek warriors at Troy for his shrewdness. He deeply misses his wife Penelope and wants to return home, though that doesn’t prevent him from having sex with his “prize” enslaved woman, Uza. He masterminds Agamemnon’s unsuccessful attempt to bribe Achilles to return to battle by giving Achilles a pile of treasure and his former enslaved woman, Briseis.

Odysseus Quotes in The Silence of the Girls

The The Silence of the Girls quotes below are all either spoken by Odysseus or refer to Odysseus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 21 Quotes

I heard Odysseus talking as I approached, laughing at the idea that Agamemnon hadn’t laid a finger on me. “It’s not his finger I’m worried about,” he sniggered. Then he caught sight of me and snapped, “Where’s your veil?”

Related Characters: Briseis (speaker), Odysseus (speaker), Agamemnon, Nestor, Mynes
Related Symbols: Veils
Page Number: 147–148
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Odysseus Quotes in The Silence of the Girls

The The Silence of the Girls quotes below are all either spoken by Odysseus or refer to Odysseus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 21 Quotes

I heard Odysseus talking as I approached, laughing at the idea that Agamemnon hadn’t laid a finger on me. “It’s not his finger I’m worried about,” he sniggered. Then he caught sight of me and snapped, “Where’s your veil?”

Related Characters: Briseis (speaker), Odysseus (speaker), Agamemnon, Nestor, Mynes
Related Symbols: Veils
Page Number: 147–148
Explanation and Analysis:
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