Monday, April 30, 2012

The Odyssey Book 16

Telemachos meets Eumaios and the beggar and the two are introduced. Telemachos tells the beggar his house has intruders and he cannot combat with them. The beggar then tells his son he should die in honor instead of a coward. Odysseus sees Athena who makes him look normal, and Telemachos thinks he is a god. Which frustrates Odysseus. After that the two decide to defeat the suitors. They plan to distract the suitors and get weapons but no one can know that Odysseus is back. Then a messenger is sent as well as another man announcing Telemachos has returned, and once the queen is told in private she says she already got the news. The suitors could not ambush Telemachos. Penelope learns of the failed ambush, and the suitors choose to lie about it. Then Odysseus and Telemachos go to bed.

Telemachos, Odysseus, Eumaios, Penelope, 

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