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‘Epic Poets explore the complex nature of relationships between males and females’ Discuss this statement with reference to Odysseus’ relationships with Circe, Calypso and Nausicaa in Homer’s The Odyssey Odysseus’ aim in Homer’s The Odyssey is to return to Ithaca following his exploits at Troy and once again see his wife, Penelope. However, he becomes distracted from this goal at several points along his journey by three women, each more beautiful than his wife and having a definite romantic interest in him. His relationships with the divine Circe and Calypso, followed by the goddess-like Nausicaa are varied in terms of both circumstance and intensity. Through Odysseus’ different experiences, Homer expresses his views regarding the complex nature of relationships between men and women. The first woman Odysseus meets on his journey home is the beautiful, talented, bewitching Nymph, Circe. Initially, Odysseus initially, has no desire for a relationship with her. When they first meet he is, with advice from Hermes, attempting to free his men whom she has turned into pigs. With this divine aid, Circe’s potion has no effect on him at which she displays admiration, “You must have a heart in your breast