Epithets
Quotes
Plot
100
Strange Man,
Odysseus
100
“ Come, Eurycleia, move the sturdy bedstead out of our bridal chamber– that room the master built with his own hands.”
This is when Penelope is trying to test Odysseus to find out his identity.
100
The number of years that Odysseus has spent away from Penelope.
20 years
200
,Zeus's Daughter
Helen of Argos
200
“…cruel mother , you with your hard heart!”
This is when Telemachus watches his mother be void of emotional connection immediately after Odysseus's return.
200
Why did Athena increase the duration of the night?
To allow Odysseus to spend more time with his wife before dawn.
300
Cruel mother,
Penelope
300
“dear old nurse,… the gods have made you mad.”
This is Penelope judging Eurycleia when she says that Odysseus has returned.
300
In the beginning, why does Penelope not believe that Odysseus had returned.
This is because she has already convinced herself that he is never going to return.
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