" Twenty years gone, and I am back again. "
Who are the only ones to see Athena when she appears in Ithaca?
Odysseus and the dog.
Who is Argus?
Odysseus's old dog.
What is the name of the first suitor to be rude to Odysseus dresses as a beggar?
Antinous.
How does their conversation start?
She politely asks where he's from. He responds with compliments.
Who proposes the challenge to the suitors?
Penelope.
What does she say to Odysseus, then what action does she take?
Stop lying to your son. She makes Odysseus look young again.
How has he been treated recently that is different from his youth?
He's forgotten now but in his youth he was loved.
Odysseus gives him some sass. Paraphrase what he says?
What excuse does he give about not wanting to talk about himself?
She's too beautiful and it's too painful to talk about his past.
What is the challenge exactly?
String Odysseus's bow, and shoot an arrow through 12 ax handles.
How does Telemachus respond to the transformation? Who does he think Odysseus is?
He's shocked! He thinks Odysseus is a god.
What does Eumaeus say about the dog's owner?
He was a hunter but now he's dead.
How does the suitor react to the sass?
The suitor throws a chair at Odysseus.
Penelope reveals her plan to stall the suitors? What is it?
She was weaving a burial shroud for her father-in-law.
What do the suitors fail to do?
The whole challenge.
After Odysseus explains, they hug it out until Telemachus says...?
How did you get here?
How does the chapter end?
Argus recognizes Odysseus and dies.
What does Odysseus remind everyone of at this feast?
Hospitality is important!
How was she able to deceive the Achaeans? For how long?
She rips out her weaving at night. 4 years.
What changed the expression on all of the suitor's faces?
When Odysseus strung the bow, he plucked it and and it sang a note.
What is Telemachus afraid of?
There are too many men and the gods will be too busy.
What is Odysseus's final request?
To keep his presence a secret.
How does Telemachus react to the blow?
He felt bad bt stayed still.
She doesn't want to think about her current situation, so she presses the beggar for details about himself. What tale does he weave instead?
He knows Odysseus will be here in the next day or two.
Paraphrase what Odysseus says to Telemachus.
I didn't take all day and miss Telemachus, it's time to cook.