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Odyssey Books 13-16 Joshua (BOOK 15 The Prince Returns (Sparta and Pylos…

- - - - Even if he landed on the boat the next morning, he was still sleeping. The crew gently took him and his gifts to the shore and sailed home.
        
        When Poseidon discovered Odysseus has got home, he was very angry, because he was prepared to put Odysseus through more misery.
        
        Poseidon complained to Zeus that Zeus had allowed him to punish the Phaeacians. Just as their boat, which sent Odysseus home, sailed into the harbor, the ship suddenly turned to stone and sank to the bottom of the sea.
        
        The people on the shore realized that it was the God's punishment for them, and they remembered the previous prophecy and were determined to give up the custom of helping the traveler go home.
        
        Back in Ithaca, Odysseus awoke to discover a country he did not know, as Athena shrouded Ithaca in fog. At first, he cursed the Phaeacians, who he thought had deceived him and left him in an unknown land. But Athena pretended to be a shepherd, met him, and told him that he was indeed in Ithaca.
        
        Odysseus was very cautious and hid his identity from her until she revealed her identity. Delighted by Odysseus ' cleverness, Athena announced that it was time for Odysseus to punish the suitor. She told him to hide in Swineherd’s house.
        
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- - - - Odysseus repeatedly stated that he knew the news of Odysseus, hoping that Swineherd believed him he also said that Odysseus would return home within a year, and swears that this will come true. Swineherd never believed the words of Odysseus, but he still entertained Odysseus.
        
        Swineherd asked Odysseus about his experience, and Odysseus falsely claimed that he was from Crete and had lived a rich life, but then he went to Egypt and was cheated, causing him to lose all his possessions, and he said again that it was on this trip that he heard about Odysseus.
        
        Swineherd still doesn't believe Odysseus and thinks he concocted some experiences. They enjoyed a more sumptuous dinner together, and Odysseus concocted a story between him and Odysseus. Swineherd let Odysseus stay at night and lend him a piece of clothes that can keep him warm.
- - - - The next day Telemachus told Menelaus that he need to go back to home, Menelaus agreed with him. Menelaus and Helen gave Telemachus a lot of gifts. As Telemachus leave Menelaus’ palace, an eagle swooped down on him with a goose stolen from the fence. Helen interpreted the incident as a sign that Odysseus will go back home and kill all the suitors.
        
        As soon as they arrived at Pylos, Telemachus asked Pisistratus to take him to his ship directly, or he need to spend a lot of time visit Nestor. A stranger asked Telemachus if he can get on his ship because otherwise he will be killed. Telemachus welcomed him and treated him warmly when they arrived in Ithaca.
  - - - The next morning, Telemachus arrived on the coast of Ithaca. As they parted, they saw an eagle flying with a dove in its paw, and a crew member saw this as a sign of the strength of Odysseus. Telemachus told the sailors and the stranger where to go and then went to swineherd’s home.
- - - - Frustrated that their scheme had failed, the suitors were planning their next move. They fear Telemachus will call a meeting and tell everyone about their evil behavior, so they are prepared to kill Telemachus.
        
        Amphinomus, who is one of the suitors, worried that such a move might get them punished by some god. So he suggested other suitors to ask the gods before killing Telemachus.
        
        Penelope realized the suitors were going to kill Telemachus, so she appeared and denounced the plot against her son. Antinous lied to Penelope by claiming they would not kill Telemachus but protect Telemachus.
  - - - But Telemachus was worried about the suitors, and he thought that they were going to kill him and that they were going to be bad for Odysseus, so he decided that the swineherd needed to keep Odysseus in his house.
        
        Telemachus worried that suitors were preparing to kill him, sent swineherd to the palace alone to tell Penelope he was back.
        
        When the father and son are alone in swineherd’s house, Athena appears and called him outside, and removes his disguise to make Odysseus look handsome. Telemachus was surprised, he thought Odysseus was a god, and Odysseus told Telemachus that he was Odysseus, Telemachus didn't believe him, and then Odysseus convinced Telemachus to believe Odysseus' identity.
        
        Odysseus describes how he came back to Ithaca. Then they began to discuss how to get rid of the suitors. Odysseus' plan was that he would enter the palace disguised as a beggar, and Telemachus would hide all the weapons in the palace, leaving only the weapons for them. Then they can kill all the suitors in the palace.
        
        Telemachus was worried that there are too many suitors thus they can’t win them. Odysseus said that Athena and Zeus may help them. They also decided to test Penelope.
        
        Athena again changed Odysseus into a beggar, so he will not be recognized by the swineherd. The swineherd told Telemachus that his return had been told to everybody and that the suitors who had gone to kill him had come back.