Abstract
This paper entitled “A Study of Women Characters in Homer’s “The Iliad” brings out the non-existence of female protagonist in the epic poem by Homer. This poem is set during the Trojan War. This poem is structured on the enemity between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles, which lasts a few weeks towards the end of the war. The female characters of this epic poem are not given much importance as the male protagonists. The prominent female characters are Thetis; a sea-nymph and devoted mother of Achilles, Athena; the Goddess of wisdom, Helen; the most beautiful woman in the ancient world and Hera; the queen of gods. The major theme of this epic is the glory of war, military glory over family life and the impermanence of human life and its creation. Keywords: Epic poem, Trojan War, Impermanence.
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