Characters in Book 19
Who hides the weapons in the beginning of Book 19
Telemachus
Why does Telemachus hide the weapons?
To ensure the suitors' have no weapons when Telemachus and Odysseus ambush them
Who begins to cry when the beggar tells the lies of his whereabouts and where he met Odysseus?
Now stranger, I would like to set a test, to see if you did host my husband and the men that followed him in your own house, as you have said.
Penelope
Who is Odysseus disguised as in Book 19
A beggar
Who does Penelope speak to when talking about Odysseus?
Odysseus disguised as a beggar
How is Odysseus's disguise revealed?
The scar on his leg
Hush, no more questions, discipline your thoughts. This is the way of gods from Mount Olympus. You need to go to bed. I will stay here, to aggravate the slave girls and your mother.
Odysseus
Who makes light for Telemachus while he is hiding the weapons?
Athena
How does Eurycleia know it's Odysseus despite his disguise?
She recognizes the scar on his leg from the boar attack
How does Penelope not hear the slave shout that Odysseus has returned?
Athena put a spell on her mind.
You are Odysseus! My darling child! My master! I did not know it was you until I touched you all around your leg.
Eurycleia
Who is Eurycleia
An old slave woman who has been around since Odysseus was a kid, recognizes the scar on his leg
Who saw Penelope unweaving the shroud leading to the suitors being furious?
Her slaves saw her doing this and told the suitors.
How does Penelope test the beggar to know if he's telling the truth?
She asked what he looked like, what he was wearing, and which men were with him.
Hey! Stranger! Will you keep causing trouble, roaming round our house at night and spying on us women here? Get out, you tramp!
Melantho
Who is Melantho
The slave woman who scolds Odysseus for staying the night in the palace.
In what year did the suitors realize Penelope was unweaving the shroud? (1st, 2nd, 3rd... year after Odysseus's "death")
The 4th year
Which slaves does Odysseus allow to clean his feet? (Why does he not let just any slave clean his feet)
He only wants slaves who are as old as him, ones that have endured the same heartbreak and sorrow as himself.
My eyes have noticed something very strange. The palace walls, the handsome fir-wood rafters and crossbeams and the pillars high above are visible, as if a fire were lit.
Telemachus