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True harm will never come your way, these long travels you will survive. Thank me for a decade delay; extra time to spend by your side. Penelope will pine and wait, yet I pray for her seduction. Suitors I will line at her gate, her swoon is your heart's abduction. Your voyage is finally through, I shielded you in all exploits. It is I who has stood by you, without me there must be a void. Your classroom was the dark sea, between Scylla and Charybdis.

I give you to Penelope, in the end, true love I did practice. This interpretation is not completely standard, but I always sensed that Athena was in love with Odysseus. Like 2 10 Clever work Lovely Great Like 2. You could write a play on this theme. Powerful write, very well-developed. I loved your concluding the poem with Athena, the goddess of wisdom , law and justice, giving back Odysseus to Penelope. Odysseus of modern times is still being tortured between Scylla and Charybdis fighting to reach his Ithaca but where is Athena to rescue him?

Brilliant work Chuck! Thank you! Carlstromct - Thank you so much Ann! That is what makes the Odyssey truly amazing. There are so many subplots that like you say could be developed into a screen play.

Of course, Athena would play a starring role in this one too. She took care of Telemachus like he was her own son. This you would expect given her love for Odysseus. Carlstromct - Thank you Kerstin! It was hard to like or dislike Penelope. When they arrive at the palace, Odysseus is treated similarly poorly and is barely able to receive food, insulting him repeatedly. Antinous hits Odysseus with a stool after he insults him in turn and even the other suitors are upset.

Penelope then requests to see the beggar who has been beaten to ask of news regarding Odysseus. Odysseus does not want to be seen going to Penelope though.

A different beggar known as Irus arrives and with his fair share of insolence challenges Odysseus to a boxing match.

With the extra strength of Athena on his side, Odysseus is able to quickly dispatch the other man. The suitors watch on all along, shouting to keep the fight going. After receiving praise from the suitors for his actions, Odysseus is toasted and given food by one of the more moderate suitors, Amphinomus.

This suitor causes Odysseus to pull him aside to ask him to leave the city. His request is such that he hopes to keep the man from being killed when Odysseus returns. However, Amphinomus does not comply as Athena has already marked him for death. Driven by the careful nudging of Athena, Penelope appears before the suitors with the extra beauty bestowed upon her by a goddess. She relays that Odysseus had instructed her to take a new husband if Telemachus grew facial hair before he had returned.

She plays her own clever tricks on them as well, requesting the suitors to bring her gifts rather than take from her to woo her properly. The suitors offer numerous gifts to Penelope and Odysseus attempts to send her maids to her. They also insult Odysseus though and so he threatens them to scare them away. Athena continues to enflame relations with the suitors by prompting Eurymachus to insult Odysseus, leading to a volley of insults and thrown stools.

The room is about to erupt into a full riot when Telemachus finally steps in and settles them all down. That night, Telemachus and Odysseus hide away the arms while Athena keeps the rooms lit for them. Telemahus lies to the Eurycleia and tells her that they are keeping them from damage. After their task is completed, Telemachus leaves for his chambers and Penelope arrives to speak with Odysseus.

She is curious of his knowledge of her husband and questions him to describe the King. He therefore describes himself in absolute detail, brining Penelope to tears in the process. He tells his recounting of how he met Odysseus and how he came to be in Ithaca. He tells her that Odysseus is alive and well and will return within one month. He refuses an offer by Penelope for a bed to sleep in and very reluctantly allows Eurycleia to wash his feet.

She notes the scar on his foot he received while boar hunting as a young man with his grandfather. She immediately recognizes Odysseus and hugs him. Athena does her part to keep Penelope distracted though so that Odysseus can maintain his secret identity and extract a promise of silence from Eurycleia. Penelope describes a dream before she sleeps to Odysseus about an eagle which kills all twenty of her pet geese and then reveals itself as her husband killing her lovers.

Odysseus explains the dream to her and Penelope announces that she will choose a new husband by demanding the suitors to attempt to shoot an arrow through twelve axes in a line, something only Odysseus has been known to accomplish. Because of the task ahead of them, Odysseus has trouble sleeping. Athena assures him of his future success though, even against such incredible odds.

Penelope on the other hand is distraught that her husband is still lost and that she has just committed to a new husband. She awakes and prays for death at the hands of Artemis. Odysseus responds with a prayer of his own to Zeus for an omen. Zeus replies with a thunder clap, coinciding with maids nearby cursing the suitors.

The following morning, Telemachus and Odysseus meet up with Eumaeus, a still loyal herdsman, and a swarm of suitors arriving with murder on their minds. Another eagle appears with a dove in its claws and Amphinomus requests that they call of their plot against Telemachus. Athena keeps the suitors riled up though so as Odysseus does not relinquish any of his rage. They laugh at Odysseus and miss the obvious omen of blood covering the walls, an imminent promise of their doom.

Telemachus quickly sets up the axes and attempts the feat himself, failing to even string the bow. The suitors themselves fail at the task of warming and stringing the bow, one by one.

Odysseus retreats outside with Eumaeus and the loyal herdsman and ensures they are still loyal to him before revealing his true identity. He asks that they fight at his side and he promises to treat them as sons in repayment. Upon returning they find that the suitors are still failing to even string the bow. Antinous tries to retire for the day so that they can make sacrifices to Apollo and try again the next day.

However, Odysseus steps forward and requests to try the task himself. They fear his success and refuse him the opportunity. Telemachus silences them though and demands that Odysseus be given the bow and a chance.

He quickly and easily strings the bow and shoots the arrow through all twelve axes. As quickly as he shoots the first shot, Odysseus puts an arrow through the throat of Antinous and reveals himself as the long lost King, driving fear into the hearts of the remaining suitors.

The doors are locked, keeping them from escaping and despite the pleas of the suitors to let them live, Odysseus declares that they will all die and the battle ensues.

Telemachus retrieves swords and shields from the storeroom and arms Eumaeus and the herdsman, but forgets to lock the room as he exits. One of the suitors is able to enter the room and retrieve arms for the others, though on the second trip to the storeroom he is captured and locked inside. Athena arrives as Mentor and encourages Odysseus, trying to measure how strong he truly is. A few of the suitors are felled with spears with only small wounds for Odysseus and his side. However, as soon as Athena joins in as Mentor, the battle is quickly finished.

Odysseus kills everyone who was with the suitorsexceptf the minstrel and the herald he deems as innocent victims. Odysseus then calls Eurycleia out to help remove the dead suitors. At first she is excited at their deaths, but Odysseus quiets her for rejoicing over the dead.

They gather the servants who were disloyal and have them clean and dispose of the bodies before they are themselves taken outside and killed. Telemachus decides they will be hanged, a much more disgraceful way to die. Finally, after everyone is dead, Odysseus orders a fumigation of the house to cleanse it. Having slept through the entire battle, Penelope is finally awakened. She does not believe Eurycleia at first and does not accept the truth until she goes downstairs and sees Odysseus with her own eyes.

The family reunites and Telemachus chastises her for not showing more open excitement. However, Odysseus is more worried about having just killed every young nobleman in the country, something their parents will not appreciate. He decides to take his family to their farm and hide for a bit until things settle. Wary that she is being tricked, Penelope is not quite willing to believe that her husband has returned. She requests that the bridal bed be moved, to which Odysseus explodes, explaining that such a thing cannot be done.

It was carved from the solid trunk of a single olive tree, around which the house was built. She knows from these details that it must truly be her husband and finally she rejoices. They spend time getting caught up and Odysseus recounts his journeys thus far.

The next day, he leaves to see Laertes and warns his wife to remain in her room and not take any visitors. Athena assists once again by hiding Odysseus and Telemachus in darkness. They meet the suitors as they arrive and inquire as to how they all died. They blame Penelope for her treachery, which Agamemnon compares to the actual treachery of Clytmenestra, knowing that Penelope is a better person.

He finds his father much older than when he left, having grieved for the death of his wife and loss of his son. Odysseus delays revealing himself to his father, but after Laertes begins to weep in memory of his lost son, Odysseus reveals himself and shows the scar on his foot to prove his claim along with certain memories of childhood.

After their discussion, they have lunch. During their meal, the Goddess Rumor spreads the news of the massacre in the palace. Under the careful manipulation of Athena, the Ithacans are able to forget the massacre and Odysseus is able to reclaim his throne and peace is restored.

Character Lis Odysseus As the title character and cause for much of the play, Odysseus must fight a slew of angry Gods on his return trip from the years-long attack of Troy.

Athena The daughter of Zeus and representative of wisdom and intellect as a Goddess. Zeus As the King of the Gods, Zeus is the mediated voice of Olympus and must ultimately decide whether Odysseus shall be permitted to return. Eumaeus The swineherd who helps Odysseus when he first returns to Ithaca, helping him get back into his Palace and reunite with Telemachus. Eurycleia The elderly nurse for both Odysseus and Telemachus.

Calypso The nymph and purveyor of Ogygia, the island where Odysseus is stranded at the start of the epic. Circe Circe is a witch and goddess who turns the crew into a herd of swine before taking Odysseus as her lover and having him by her side. Laertes The decrepit, elderly father of Odysseus, Laertes lives just outside the Palace on a farm in Ithaca and offers advice to his grandson.

Tiresias Odysseus travels to the underworld and meets with Tiresias, the prophet to gain insight into his return journey to Ithaca and how he should approach it. Agamemnon The story of Agamemnon told in the Illiad is retold when Odysseus travels to the underworld and meets his spirit. Telemachus is guided by Eurycleia, daughter of Ops and granddaughter of Peisenor, to his room where he retires to plan his journey Book Two The next day, as Telemachus calls the assembly, an elder of Ithaca praises Telemachus for his actions as there has not been a single assembly since Odysseus left.

Book Three When Telemachus and Mentor arrive in Pylos, they witness a ritual sacrifice of twelve bulls to Poseidon and though he is unsure of himself, Mentor gives Telemachus encouragement to go forward and speak with Nestor about Odysseus.

Book Four When Telemachus and Pisistratus arrive in Sparta, they find Menelaus and Helen celebrating the marriages of their son and daughter. Book Five Back on Olympus, the gods convene without Poseidon to discuss what shall be done with Odysseus. Book Six Athena appears in the dreams of Nausicaa, Princess of the Phaeacians as one of her closest friends. Book Seven On the trip to the palace to meet with the King and Queen of the Phaeacians, Odysseus encounters Athena, in disguise as a young girl.

Book Eight The following day, an assembly of the Phaeacian counsel is called with Athena ensuring maximum attendance by carrying word to each counselor of the visitor to the island who appears as a god. Book Nine Without much of a choice, Odyseeus relents and begins to tell his story. Book Ten The next stop for Odysseus and his men is the land of Aeolus, keeper of the winds. Book Eleven Odysseus travels with his men to the river of Ocean in the Land of the Cimmerians to perform the necessary tasks outlined by Circe to reach the land of the dead.

Book Thirteen The next day, after having completed his tale, Odysseus prepares to leave for Ithaca. Book Fourteen Upon approaching his hut, Odysseus finds Eumaeus who invites him inside for a meal of pork.

Book Sixteen Telemachus arrives at the hut of Eumaeus and finds Odysseus and the swineherd talking. Book Seventeen Leaving his father behind, Telemachus enters the palace and meets back up with his mother and Eurycleia, his nurse.

Book Eighteen A different beggar known as Irus arrives and with his fair share of insolence challenges Odysseus to a boxing match. Book Nineteen That night, Telemachus and Odysseus hide away the arms while Athena keeps the rooms lit for them. Fearing that Persephone might punish him for lingering, Odysseus summoned his men to prepare their return. His ship sailed up the river which had carried them to the Underworld, and then they put out into the. Book XI of the Odyssey set the precedent for the most imitated epic convention of later ages: the trip to the.

But for Homer himself, the scenes featuring Odysseus down among the spirits of the dead serve another. They allow the poet to compress story after story about new characters into the middle of his. In the Iliad, we often received snatches of stories about characters foreign to the main narrative,. However, when Odysseus relates his visit to the Underworld, Homer includes more.

The entrance of Agamemnon, Achilles, and the other Greek heroes produces a strong link to the narrative. We should not be surprised at this point to hear Agamemnon, when relating his murder, to. We see. Here we see the link between Penelope and Clytemnestra leads directly to the comparison of Telemachus and.

There they. Circe met Odysseus. She warned him of the Sirens, whose singing lured men to their island, where they would listen to the. She warned him next of. Odysseus asked if there were some way to battle. Scylla, but Circe advised him to push onward rather than fight this immortal creature. Finally, Circe warned. Odysseus to avoid the cattle of Helius on Thrinacea, just as Teiresias had previously warned him.

If they. As they approached. He himself listened. Scylla and Charybdis. However, he failed to inform them of Scylla, for he was afraid they would. They screamed helplessly to him as the ship continued its course through the. The ship sailed clear of the dangerous waters, but came within sight of Thrinacea. Odysseus begged his men. However, a terrible storm began that evening, and strong winds continued to blow for a month, detaining.

Odysseus and his men on the island. One day, Odysseus set off on a retreat to pray to the gods for aid. The gods answered by drifting him off to. While he was away, Eurylochus induced the men to stave off starvation by killing the cattle. By the. Helius, in turn, demanded that Zeus punish the perpetrators; if the men were not punished, Helius would turn. Zeus, fearing his threat, agreed to chastise the. After they were far out to sea, Zeus summoned a. Odysseus himself drifted away on a. He floated all the way back to Charybdis, where his raft.

Odysseus hung desperately to the overhanging branch of a fig tree on the crag. He held on for hours until Charybdis regurgitated his raft. Odysseus released his hold. He drifted for nine days until, on the tenth, he. Yet Homer shows us the anguish he experiences. Odysseus dons his armor and. This is because Odysseus refuses to surrender,.

He will dare anything, even the impossible, to try and save his crew. When the terrible moment comes, and Scylla surprises Odysseus by attacking behind him rather than near the. But his personal guilt consumes him, and this is evident not from a direct, stated. This call must have made Odysseus feel a bitter sense of betrayal towards his followers, who.

Yet they remained ignorant of a peril known only to their silent. It is rather the. Odysseus ends his tale, and the Phaeaceans, highly impressed, return to their homes for the evening. The next. Odysseus, impatient to be on his way home, waits anxiously for evening to arrive.

The Phaeaceans set blankets for him on the. The Phaeaceans row their powerful. They gently disembark. Although the sea god realizes that Zeus had. He asks Zeus if he might be allowed to petrify the returning Phaeacean ship and then pile a.

While Zeus agrees that Poseidon should punish the Phaeaceans,. Poseidon travels to Scheria and turns. He also commands them to. Meanwhile, Odysseus awakens on Ithaca, but Athene drifts a mist over him that makes the land seem.

Odysseus, despairing over his fortune, curses the Phaeaceans for abandoning him on an. When Athene approaches him disguised as a young boy, Odysseus eagerly asks the seeming. After cataloging the nature of the place, Athene finally admits that he is on. Odysseus, though inwardly rejoicing, decides to pretend he is an unfortunate traveler who was abandoned by. Phoenician escorts on this island of which he is only remotely familiar.

After enjoying his performance,. Athene appears to Odysseus in her pure form, remarking on his propensity to assume disguises. She explains to him how she has indeed been helping him, but that her work was. Athene then helps Odysseus hide his many treasures in a cave located in the enclosed harbor where the. Phaeaceans deposited Odysseus. She next informs him of the situation in his home and also tells him about. Athene advises Odysseus to keep his presence in Ithaca a secret until he.

Athene transforms his outer appearance into that of an old beggar so that Odysseus might travel through. Ithaca in complete disguise. She then commands Odysseus to go to the dwelling of Eumaeus the loyal. Athene herself departs for Sparta so that she might convince Telemachus to return to his home.

As such, it is only appropriate that symbolic. Deception and illusion will feature prominently in the remaining books. Therefore, when Odysseus finally. Once Odysseus knows the.

Odysseus does not receive the glorious, heroic. Instead, he must endure further suffering and. He will overcome his opposition through disguise and deception until Athene dispels all illusions. Of course, we must realize that Odysseus himself, however much he had longed for a peaceful homecoming,. Athene points out, Odysseus would have employed deception to probe the thoughts of his family and subjects.

This is manifested in his immediate recourse to. He concocts a complicated tale about his life to. Such a criticism would be hypocrisy coming from a goddess. The two of them, god and mortal, share a unique. That single remark. Therefore, it is only appropriate that a scene of illusion and mutual. These qualities are not merely tools employed by. The faithful and. As Odysseus approaches the. As he speaks. Yet the swineherd bitterly warns his guest not to suggest that he has heard of.

Eumaeus and other loyal followers of Odysseus have had enough of being. Odysseus tells Eumaeus that he is the son of a wealthy Cretan named Castor. Idomeneus to the Trojan War.

After fighting at Troy for ten years, the narrator stopped only briefly at Crete,. There he met disaster, for his men pillaged outlying. From there, the. After spending a year with his new host,. However, Zeus sent a storm that destroyed the Phoenician vessel, and the narrator was cast adrift. After floating on a makeshift raft for nine days, the narrator landed on the shores of Thesprotia, a.

There, the narrator befriended the. Thesprotian king, Pheidon, who told the narrator that he was preparing a splendid homecoming for Odysseus,. However, before Odysseus returned to the city, the narrator. These bad men also planned to sell the. The narrator. Thesprotia and discourages his guest from speaking such lies in the future. Nevertheless, he continues to care. After all have eaten well, they bed down for the evening. A cold storm arises,. He tells a story of how. Menelaus, Odysseus, and other Greeks including himself had been stationed one evening in the marshy field.

The narrator had asked Odysseus for some way to procure a mantle for himself. Acting upon the hint, Eumaeus does indeed bestow an extra mantle on his guest, but then the swineherd.

He lays down and sleeps. For example, the narrator of his false tale had also been a fighter at Troy. His false. Just as Odysseus himself had. In both instances,. Odysseus lost over. An even more remarkable similarity occurs when Odysseus describes the destruction of the Phoenician ship.

This is an exact quote from XII. One might argue that this is simply a reflection of the formulae. Phaeaceans into his present narrative to Eumaeus continues from there. Just as Odysseus had been swept away. This depiction does not mimic the Book XII version. Just as a disguised Odysseus is still a true Odysseus covered with fictional enhancements, so too are.

Athene travels to Sparta and visits Telemachus in a dream. She tells him to take his leave of Menelaus quickly. She informs him that Eurymachus has. Telemachus awakens, and in the morning he and Peisistratus take their leave of Menelaus and Helen. However, the Spartan king first bestows a golden goblet and silver bowl forged by Hephaestus to Telemachus. Telemachus and Peisistratus mount their chariot, an eagle bearing a captive goose flies by them on their right.

Telemachus rides for two days back to Pylus, where he asks Peisistratus to drop him off at his ship so that he. Although Peisistratus knows his father. After Peisistratus has departed for his. While Telemachus is pouring a libation to. Theoclymenus himself has slain a man who has many.

The young son of. Meanwhile, Odysseus again tests Eumaeus. Eumaeus quickly dissuades him of this idea and. Odysseus and Eumaeus stay up all night telling stories. Eumaeus tells Odysseus the story of his life. He was a. One of the traders made a. In recompense, the slave would steal treasure to give the traders; she also agreed to turn over her. After the Phoenicians had finished a year of trading, they prepared to depart from Syria. The slave woman. The ship sailed away from Syria, but the slave woman died on board without reaching her homeland; her.

Eumaeus himself was sold to Laertes in Ithaca, where he was greatly cared for by. When Odysseus and Eumaeus have finished their talking, they sleep for the few remaining hours until dawn. Before the men have departed, Telemachus witnesses another portent: a falcon flies by on. Theoclymenus interprets the portent as a sign. Pleased with the reading, Telemachus commands. Peraeus, one of his loyal comrades, to care for Theoclymenus in the city until Telemachus fetches him later.

Telemachus himself. We receive another amusing twist on the theme of hospitality in Book XV, one which we caught a glimpse of. Menelaus and Nestor represent the other end of the.

It is all Telemachus can do to wrench himself away from Menelaus, and. After having been detained in Sparta for longer than he would have liked, Telemachus knows the verbose.

The epic simile. So too, suggests Homer, is the wearisome anguish of a guest who cannot escape an. Ironically enough, it is Menelaus himself who best describes the dilemma to us. After Telemachus requests a. And while this would be only. It is as if Menelaus has already forgotten the lengthy speech he just.

Telemachus enters the dwelling of Eumaeus as the swineherd and Odysseus take their morning meal. Eumaeus, overjoyed to see Telemachus safely returned to Ithaca, embraces his master and weeps tears of joy. Telemachus agrees to send the guest where he desires to go, but admits that present circumstances prohibit. However, after Eumaeus has departed for the city, Athene appears to Odysseus and beckons him outside.

Changing him back to his original, vibrant self, she commands him to reveal himself to his son. Odysseus spends. When they have finished their long lament, they. The suitors despair over the failure of their plan, and when they have rejoined those of their number who had. Amphinomus, one of the chief suitors, is able to dissuade the suitors from taking this course of. He suggests that if the gods themselves have delivered Telemachus from their hands, they had best.

Eurymachus falsely reassures Penelope that he will personally see to the safety of. Telemachus among the suitors. Penelope returns to her chamber, where she weeps until drifting off to sleep. Eumaeus returns to his shelter and informs Telemachus and Odysseus, who has since resumed his beggar. When Telemachus questions him regarding the return of. The revelation of identity is a motif that continually surfaces throughout the Odyssey.

When Odysseus decides. Phaeaceans, who remain ignorant of his identity. By the time he reveals himself, Demodocus has already sung. It is no wonder that the Phaeaceans are awed by his tale. They had unknowingly invited. How could they help but listen and be enthralled. Even their reaction is held in suspense for some time,. When he. When he threatens Circe, it is she. And we are not disappointed. Telemachus is. Telemachus does not. Odysseus must spend time persuading his.

Then, when the suspense and tension have at last lifted. Telemachus commands his mother to vow. Penelope obeys, while Telemachus himself goes to. There Telemachus meets Peraeus with Theoclymenus the prophet. Telemachus tells. Peraeus to hold onto his Spartan treasures until the conflict with the suitors is resolved. Telemachus then. Telemachus, Theoclymenus, and Penelope share a meal together,. On their way. Odysseus holds his peace, struggling to control himself from slaying the goatherd.

When Odysseus and Eumaeus arrive at the palace, where the disguised beggar is supposed to beg his supper,. This dog, which Odysseus left behind in its prime, is. Yet, recognizing Odysseus, the dog. The wretched dog soon dies, having met its master. Eumaeus enters the palace, shortly followed by Odysseus. Telemachus gives his disguised father a meal and.

Penelope summons. Odysseus to her presence, for she wishes to question him concerning his travels. Eumaeus tries to dissuade her. Nonetheless, Penelope wishes to speak. Eumaeus, having served as messenger between Odysseus and Penelope, finally takes his leave of. Telemachus and heads back to his shelter; Telemachus commands him, however, to return in the morning. Now that Odysseus has appeared before the larger Ithacan community in disguise, there is more room for the.

We see this notably during the Melanthius. Odysseus to his home so that he can punish the scornful goatherd. Melanthius, a loyal follower of the suitors, knows the power that will be his when Telemachus is eliminated. His own vow, of course, recoils back upon him. Melanthius wishes that Telemachus may suffer death as.

Odysseus himself has not died, and is in fact standing right there. Therefore, as surely as Odysseus has not died, so too will Telemachus not die. Melanthius has unwittingly. Only this time, no one. Of course, we know Odysseus is not a god.

But the gods have indeed disguised him for the very reason which. It is also appropriate. Yet this time the situation is reversed. Before, Telemachus thought Odysseus a god for removing his disguise.

Now, the suitors consider the. After Eumaeus has left, an angry beggar nicknamed Iros approaches the palace and threatens Odysseus with. Odysseus resists the overbearing vagabond, and the. They set up a contest between the two of them, and Odysseus.

The scandalous affair is not lost on Penelope, who is angry that the stranger should be so mistreated in her. She decides to approach the suitors, but before she does so, Athene wraps her in a pleasant sleep that. When Penelope descends with her handmaidens, the suitors are.

Penelope takes. The suitors quickly comply by sending their heralds out for more presents, and. The suitors continue their feasting into the evening hours, and they set up lights throughout the room. Odysseus suggests to the maidservants who are tending the fires that they withdraw to the upper chamber to. The maidens ridicule the disguised Odysseus at. Eurymachus begins directing harsh comments toward Odysseus, implying that the beggar would much prefer. Odysseus responds that he could outperform Eurymachus in any task,.

Angered, Eurymachus hurls a footstool at Odysseus, who quickly ducks behind. The suitors are outwardly bitter concerning the disruption of their customary festivities. Telemachus attempts. Amphinomus, however, is able to bring about a swift.

The suitors agree to. When he has triumphed over. Indeed, the irony is not lost on Odysseus himself, for. He offers kind words to Odysseus the beggar and prevents a bad situation from getting.

We might even view Amphinomus as a tragic hero of sorts,. The reason for this, of course, is that the company and cause he supports has been slated for. Athene sends Odysseus to review the suitors but has no intention of.

After the suitors have departed, Odysseus and Telemachus remove the weapons and armor from the great hall. Telemachus retires to his room, but Odysseus remains in.

She questions him as to his name. When he initially attempts to avoid the issue, she leads the conversation by relating her own. When she again requests his. Altering the story he told Eumaeus significantly, he. When his older brother departed for. There he had the opportunity to entertain the traveling Odysseus.

Penelope is moved by his story but demands proof of its authenticity by asking her guest to describe. Odysseus cleverly describes a mantle and golden clasp that Penelope. Penelope no longer doubts his tales, so Odysseus tells her that her husband is in. Thesprotia and possesses the means to return soon to his household.

Although Penelope wishes to believe. Nevertheless, she offers to have her guest washed and bedded for the evening, but Odysseus refuses a bed and.

Penelope summons Eurycleia, who gladly offers to tend the stranger whom she claims reminds. However, as Eurycleia examines his leg, she notices a scar that Odysseus had received as a boy when visiting.

Now Odysseus was hunting a wild boar, and presently engaged the beast at close quarters. Although slaying the beast, Odysseus received a leg wound, just above his knee. Odysseus then related. She turns to inform Penelope, but her mistress is kept distracted. Odysseus quickly grabs his nurse by the throat and commands her to keep her mouth quiet. Eurycleia obeys her master and contains her excitement, running to fetch another water basin to finish bathing.

Penelope next relates a curious dream of hers to Odysseus. She dreamt that twenty geese were eating in her. While she wept for the slain geese, the eagle. However, Penelope believes this seemingly prophetic dream to be a false one.

Resigning herself to her fate as. The one who succeeds at the trial shall. Odysseus encourages her to institute the contest, claiming that Odysseus himself. She climbs to. The interpolated. This suspense began when Eurycleia suggested the similarity between Odysseus and.

Because no one else had previously made this observation, her statement was a. Then, at the moment of realization, the narrator suddenly leaves the immediate time frame of the narrative and. Scholars have recognized how this scene exemplifies a feature of Homeric. No matter whether we are witnessing events that take place. We are simply asked to forget about the present and. For example, as critics have noted,. We are no longer. Then, after we have been given a sense of temporal perspective by the chronologically early.

Odysseus beds down on the floor but is soon bothered by the noise of the disloyal maidservants fleeing the. Odysseus feels the urge to destroy them on the instant but eventually gains. He then suffers a night of anxiety and restlessness. Athene descends from. Olympus, however, and reassures him that with her aid, he is able to accomplish virtually anything.

Just as Odysseus falls asleep, Penelope awakes torn by doubt concerning. She wishes the gods would carry her off in a stormwind and deposit.

Just so, she recalls, did the gods. Dawn arrives, and Odysseus begs Zeus for signs of success. The storm god replies with a peal of thunder in a. Odysseus also overhears a young maid wishing the thunder is a sign that this will be the last. Eumaeus arrives and greets Odysseus warmly, but Melanthius. Philoitius the cowherd also arrives, having. Philoitius treats Odysseus kindly. The suitors arrive and begin their feasting, waited upon by the herdsmen, Eumaeus, Philoitius, and.

Telemachus sets a place for Odysseus and commands the suitors to behave themselves and not. In spite of his warning, a brash suitor named Ctesippus throws an ox hoof at Odysseus,. Telemachus rebukes him, only to rouse the anger of the suitors.

Another suitor named. Agelaus attempts to calm down the group, but demands that Telemachus resolve the conflict by bestowing his. Telemachus asserts that he has suggested previously to his mother to marry, but that. At that moment, the suitors are possessed by an uncontrollable hysteria. They laugh wildly with a will not. Theoclymenus interprets this as a dark omen, but Eurymachus mocks him severely. The suitors continue to mock.

Telemachus, telling him that he should ship his useless guests off to Sicily to be slaves. Penelope, in the. The scene appropriately reintroduces almost every major.

We also see the arrival of Philoitius, who will.