Adultery In Homer's Odyssey, Amphitryon, And Metamorphosis

In Homer’s Odyssey there are several different incidences where adultery occurs. When Odysseus is away, he has an affair with Circe in order to save his crew members who were turned into pigs. Afterwards, Odysseus has an affair with Kalypso and becomes trapped on her island because she does not want him to leave. She proposes that he stay with her, and that she would give him everything that he needs. He declines, and tells her that he loves his wife Penelope and wants to return to his home in Ithaca. Throughout both of his affairs, he still expects his wife to stay true to him, even though he has been gone for decades. He also seems to be contradicting himself by sleeping with two others, but still claims to love his wife. Another example

First, there are the repeating adulterous crimes of the gods, Jupiter in particular. He is king of the gods, and I believe that gives him the idea that he can do whatever he pleases and not face any consequences. There is also a continuous lack of respect for women. It does not matter what they want, Jupiter uses their bodies as it suits him and again is not punished for his actions. There is also a repeating idea that women are dangerous, and that every man needs to be cautious and suspicious of his wife or lover. An example of this is when Agamemnon comes home and is killed by his wife and her lover. Another repeating idea is that women will be men’s downfall in the end, even if men try to change their fate. A good example of this is when Aphrodite sleeps with Ares. Hephaestus tries to shame her by letting other gods see the crime she has committed, and instead he is the one who is shamed. Another similarity is the hold that men have over women. Women do not have much of a choice in what will happen to them in any of these works. If a god or a man wants her, he will have her, even if he has to rape her. To be honest the way rape is talked about in the works is way too nonchalant, and I believe that reveals a lot about Ovid’s opinion on rape and adultery. It seems like he believed it is something that was okay to do. Another similarity would be that both gods and humans are adulterous, and have relations with each other. This is seen with Jupiter and all of his lovers who are