The role of women in "The Iliad" by Homer.

Throughout the ages, many people feel they have a statement to make, and make this statement through literature. Although at first glance, Homer's "Iliad" may not seem to be a criticism of society, underneath all the violence and deep storylines there is a message dying to get out. In the culture of the Iliad, mortal women are treated as property rather than human beings. While the gods attempt to treat the goddesses the same way, …

…the most prominent, while still being somewhat of an undercurrent, is the message that women are equal to men, and that society's attitude towards women of the time was neither right, nor acceptable, especially in a society with so many goddesses being worshipped. At the time "The Iliad" was written, conditions for women were nowhere near as good as they are now, and Homer would be very pleased to see today's societal attitude towards women