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In response to "Margaret Atwood wrote a nice alternate re-telling of the story from Penelope's pov. " by Callisto Buffalomeat

Well, you hear some of the story from the maids' viewpoint.

Posted by Callisto Buffalomeat (aka Callisto) Apr 4 '17, 11:47

So their unfortunate end is a lot more resonant, I think.

And the maids are helping her to avoid the suitors, so Odysseus is a right bastard for killing them. The maids eventually haunt him (and Penelope) in hell.

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They deserve that haunting. -- nm - David Apr 4, 11:53 1
- They got in the way of a scheme! -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 11:55

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Well, you hear some of the story from the maids' viewpoint.

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