Abstract In this article, I argue that Judith can be read as imitating book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey , the story Odysseus and Polyphemus Cyclops, in a way compliments its use other literary models (e.g., Genesis 34; Judges 4–5; 1 Kingdoms 17; Homer, Iliad 14). Such an imitation reinforcing narrative’s explicit themes, especially violent opposition to foreign invaders, contributing characterizations...