Book 15
Where do Telemachus and his crew sail from?
Pylos
“Look, Telemachus, the will of god just winged that bird on your right! Why, the moment I saw it, here before my eyes, I knew it was a sign. No line more kingly than yours in all of Ithaca-- yours will reign forever!”
Theoclymenus predicts Odysseus will be king and Telemachus’ family will be back in power.
What is the name of the suitor that Penelope is being urged to marry?
Eurymachus
“Take it to heart, I tell you. Picked men of the suitors lie in ambush, grim-set in the straits between Ithaca and rocky Same, poised to kill you before you can reach home…” Explain the meaning and context of this quote.
Athena tells Telemachus to be careful on his journey home to Ithiaca as suitors lie in ambush.
Who does Telemachus leave Sparta with?
Pisistratus
“What’s got into your head, what crazy plan? You must be hell-bent on destruction, on the spot, if you’re keen to mingle with that mob of suitors-- their pride and violence hit the iron skies! They’re a far cry from you…”
Eumaeus tell Odysseus that he must not confront the suitors. Odysseus tells him this as a test to see if he can stay longer.
What gifts do Menelaus and Helen give Telemachus before he leaves Sparta?
A silver mixing bowl, and Helen gave him a robe for his future wife to wear at their wedding.
“... I tagged along, lost in all my innocence! The sun sank, the roads of the world grew dark and both on the run, we reached the bay at once where the swift Phoenician ship lay set to sail.”
Eumaeus tells Odysseus the story of how he was kidnapped as a child by Phoenician pirates and eventually how he got to Ithaca.
What story does Eumaeus tell Odysseus in the hut?
He tells him the story of how he came to Ithaca. The son of a king, he was stolen from his house by Phoenician pirates with the help of a maid. Laertes, Odysseus’s father, bought him back to Ithaca.
“Just like you, I too have left my land-- I because I killed a man of my own tribe. But he has many brothers and kin in Argos, stallion-land, who rule the plains in force. Fleeing death at their hands, a dismal fate…”
Theoclymenus telling Telemachus his background and asking to go with him to Ithaca.