Insight into Ancient Greece.

Where can I find good information on religion and entertainment in ancient Greece?

Homer, The Odyssey, Penelope's problems with the suitors

Why didn't Penelope just kick the suitors out? Why did she keep them hoping (and guessing)? She obviously didn't want them there. Was it because they wouldn't go unless she forced them out, and she had no way of forcing them? OK, but that didn't mean that she had to keep feeding them and being nice to them, right? Couldn't she at least ask their families to call them home? Or was she afraid they or their families would do something bad to her if she wasn't hospitable? Was there some kind of unspoken rule that said she had to entertain them? Or was she afraid she'd be forced into a marriage she didn't want if she dropped the pretense of choosing a suitable suitor? But who would have f... click for more

Problem finding sources

I have been assigned to write an essay comparing and contrasting the character of Hippolytus from Jean Racine's play Phaedra and the character of Hippolytus from Euripides' play Hippolytus. My sources need to come from credible places like Ebscohost, however I am having problems finding sources at all. Also, I really don't even understand the differences bewteen the two characters. Can you please help me find good sources and to understand the characters?