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Nora Rathblott- The Odyssey books 21-24 (Characters (Philoetius is a…
Nora Rathblott- The Odyssey books 21-24
Book 21- An Archery Contest
Penelope gets supplies for the suitor's test to string a special bow and shoot it through 12 axes.
The axes are set up.
Telemachus and all the suitors fail to complete the test. So the suitors decide to wait until they have made offerings to Apollo.
Odysseus tells the cowherd and the swineherd it is him and he tells them what to do to help defeat the suitors.
Odysseus asks if he can try the bow but the suitors say no and Penelope says it is not right to disrespect guests.
Telemachus tells his mother she cannot decide and sends her to her room.
Eumaeus tells Eurycleia to lock the doors and to not do anything if she or the girls hears screaming.
Philoetius bolts the gates.
Odysseus strings the bow and shoots the arrow through the 12 axes.
Characters
Philoetius is a herdsman who is loyal to Odysseus and helps him.
Eurycleia is a slave of Odysseus's
Eupeithes is the father of Antinous.
Book 22
Odysseus shoots an arrow through Antinous's throat. which the suitors think is an accident.
Odysseus reveals his identity to them.
The suitors are really scared because there is no way out so Eurymachus tries to calm Odysseus down by telling him that Antinous is the only bad suitor.
Eurymachus charges Odysseus after Odysseus says he will kill them all, but Eurymachus gets shot by an arrow.
Telemachus kills Amphinomus with his spear.
Telemachus gives weapons to the herdsmen.
Then Melanthius gets weapons from the storeroom for the suitors because Telemachus did not lock it.
When Melanthius goes to the storeroom again Eumaeus and Philoetius tie him up and lock him in there.
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Book 23
Penelope is informed of Odysseus coming home, but she does not believe it until she tests Odysseus by making him tell her about how he made their bed.
Odysseus and Penelope tell each other of how they suffered while they were apart.
Odysseus is going to visit his father and try to get more cattle.
Odysseus tells Penelope about the journey he has to make to spread awareness of Poseidon so Poseidon will forgive him.
They play happy music so no one suspects the suitors were killed.
Book 24
Hermes moves the spirits of the suitors down to Hades where Achilles and Agamemnon are talking about each others deaths.
A suitor called Amphimedon tells them how the suitors died.
Odysseus goes to see his father who is in the orchard. Odysseus makes up a story about himself and says how he knew Odysseus because he was his guest.
Laertes gets very sad and Odysseus reveals his identity.
Odysseus proves his identity by saying all the trees in the orchard and showing Laertes his scar.
They go back to the hut and eat.
During this the news of the suitors deaths gets out and the suitors families are very mad.
Eupeithes thinks they should take revenge on Odysseus and Halitherses tries to remind them of the bad things the suitors did, but most of them still want revenge.
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