[Knitting A Conundrum]

Ain't no woman romance writer going to conceive of the grand epic battle at the end of the Oddyssey....IMHO

But I love how the shooting contest turns into the slaughter of all the bad guys....

[nopardons]

Probably not. :-)

I've always LOVED THE ODYSSEY and the ending is spectacular.

Have you read Graves' HOMER'S DAUGHTER? It's his "take" on a part of THE ODDYSSEY.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Perhaps. But considering the time maybe not.

After all these were guys who were intent on forcing her into marriage and they were a direct threat to her children.

Why would having them slaughtered be so unfeminine?