#blame this on the fact I read the novel and watched nbc's odyssey at the same time

[cjbolan]

Why The Tail of Emily Windsnap is Homer’s Odyssey for Girls ;) ...

Mary Penelope = Penelope (the faithful single mother waiting for her husband who’s been away at sea, while receiving regular visits from a man who wants him out of her mind, and seems romantically interested in her)

Emily = Telemachus (the fatherless child always wondering about their father’s whereabouts, who goes searching for him in a boat, and defends their mother from predatory men)

Mr. Beeston = Penelope’s suitors (the predatory man forcing his way into Penelope’s life, aiming to banish her husband from her memory to stop her child from finding him)

King Neptune = Poseidon (the Greco-Roman sea god keeping a man away at sea from his wife and child for years, all because that man made him angry)

Sirens = Sirens (does this really need an explanation XD?)

Jake = Odysseus ( I guess? This is a tough one. I guess simply because his absence kicks off the plot and drives all the characters’ actions. And like Odysseus he does have a touching reunion with his child.)

(inspired by @theodysseyofhomer @nysus-temple @wolfythewitch @athamad)