Homer on the Domestication of Politics

• In Event: Close to Home: Domesticity, Race, and Ownership

Brief Overview

In The Odyssey, Homer presents Ithaka as a choice-worthy alternative to other regimes--some more brutal like the Cyclops but also some more gentle like the Lotus Eaters. This paper will examine the problem of the more gentle or domestic.

Author

• Mark Kremer, Kennesaw State University