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Books 13-16 - Coggle Diagram
Books 13-16
Book 13
When Poseidon sees this, he becomes mad at the Phaeacians and Zeus gives him permission to turn the returning ship into stone, and he does. Alcinous says that the prophecy was true about a returning ship getting turned into stone because they helped a traveler get home. (This logic doesn't make sense to me).
In Ithaca, Odysseus woke up and thought that the Phaeacians betrayed him. Due to Athena's mist, Odysseus didn't recognize where he was. Athena, disguised as a shepherd, comes towards him and cunningly, Odysseus doesn't reveal his identity. Athena transforms back into her original self and tell him that she's very pleased with him. She also tells him that she has a plan.
Odysseus, longing to get home, lastly prayed with everyone to Zeus. When he leaves, he sleeps all night while the Phaeacians lead the boat. As he's still asleep and around dawn, they arrive at Ithaca. The crew carries him onto the shore and place the gifts next to him, then sail back home.
Athena has to reassure him that he's really at home, and when she does, she removes the mist and Odysseus gets filled with joy.
After Odysseus finished telling his story, the next morning, Alcinous and the other Phaeacians generously give him parting gifts.
Together they agree to go with the plan and get revenge on the suitors. While they're putting the treasures in a cave, Athena tells him that she's going to disguise him as an unrecognizable old man and that he has to go to the swineherd and ask him everything.
Athena says that she's going to go to Sparta and fetch Telemachus. She disguises Odysseus and they part ways.
Book 16
After Eumaeus leaves Athena changes Odysseus back into his original form. Telemachus doesn't believe it's him at first, but once he does, they both hug each and weep.
Odysseus tells Telemachus how he got here by the Phaeacians, then they plan how to get revenge on the suitors. Odysseus says that with Athena and Zeus' help, they can defeat them. They make a plan to have Eumaeus bring Odysseus, disguised, to the palace while Telemachus is already there gathering up weapons. They will then group up and kill the suitors. He also tells Telemachus that he can't tell anyone who Odysseus is.
The stranger and Telemachus talk about the bad condition of the palace and Eumaeus says he's going to talk to Penelope and tell her that Telemachus is back.
To Eumaeus' perspective. Eumaeus arrives at the palace and meets up with one of the crew members to tell Penelope of Telemachus' return. He then leaves and goes back to his pigs.
As Telemachus arrives at Eumaeus' place, he's happily invited inside and sit's across from Odysseus (in disguise). Telemachus asks who the stranger is and is informed that he is from Crete and that he needs a place to stay. Telemachus says that with the suitors there, the best he can do is give supplies.
After the suitors hear this, they get mad and make a new plan to murder Telemachus. Amphinomous tells them that he's against killing him unless they get a sign from Zeus and they all agree. Penelope gets this news from Medon and goes down to the hall and finds Antinous. She confronts him about their plan and how much they've already gone through. She tells them that this needs to stop.
As Eumaeus returns, Odysseus is once again disguised and Eumaeus told Telemachus about the ship with men and spears. Telemachus smiled discretely at his dad, then they ate dinner and went to sleep.
Book 14
Odysseus tells him a made up story with parts of Odysseus' journey in it, yet Eumaeus feels pitiful for the old man's journey, but still won't believe the part about Odysseus being alive.
Eumaeus and his men make dinner and Odysseus, still the old man, tells him a story about how generous Odysseus was in helping him get a cloak when it was cold. Eumaeus and everyone else goes to bed and Eumaeus, even though he only has one outfit, gives him his extra cloak.
Eumaeus keeps talking about how he believes that his master, Odysseus, is gone for good. Odysseus, still disguised as an old man, tells him that his master will come home and return things to normal. Eumaeus isn't believing any of it, then asks for the man's life story.
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As Odysseus appears in from of Eumaeus' place, he welcomes him inside adn gives him food.
Book 15
Back at Eumaeus' place, Odysseus tells Eumaeus that he's going to head back to the palace and see how things are, but Eumaeus convinces him not to because of how dangerous it would be.
Eumaeus then tells Odysseus that Laertes is not doing so well and lives in a cottage in the woods. Eumaeus then tells Odysseus his life story and Eumaeus sympathizes with him.
After a short farewell feast and more gifts, Telemachus leaves with Pisistratus and goes to drop him off back home at Pylos. While they're there, a fugitive named Theoclymenus asks if he can go with them, and Telemachus accepts.
Back to Telemachus, Telemachus gets dropped off to walk to Eumaeus' place. They all see a hawk with a pigeon in it's claws and Theoclymenus tell Odysseus that this is a good sign for him and his family. Telemachus thanks him and then begins to approach Eumaeus' house.
Athena heads to Sparta to take Telemachus back. She finds his laying down on Menelaus' porch with Nestor. Athena makes up a story so that he will go back to Ithaca. She also tells him about the suitors that plan to ambush him so that he can avoid go around the path they're waiting on and to go to where Eumaeus lives.