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Summary:  (Kendall)
He goes to the palace to beg but Irus is there and demands that Odysseus goes and finds somewhere else to beg. They have a duel and Odysseus says that since he has a disadvantage no one can be in Irus’ side and then he defeats Irus in one hit. The suitors think it is really funny and they give Odysseus meat and then Odysseus tells Amphinomus about how Odysseus is very close and they should stop disrespecting his house and wife. He also says that blood will be spilt. Then Athene comes and she plants the idea that Penelope should go in front of the suitors. She also wants to tell Telemachus to stay away from them. She doesn’t want to look pretty when she goes in but she does ask for two women to accompany her. (Smart choice.) And, even though she doesn’t want to get dresses up, Athene has other ideas and she makes Penelope look stunning. She wakes up and immediately starts praising Odysseus. When she goes down stairs all of the suitors flip out but she ignores them and talks to Telemachus. She scolds him on a few things but he has a good answer for them and then Eurymachus compliments her on her beauty and she, not knowing what Athene did, says that she is not beautiful and that died when Odysseus left. She also said that he was unsure whether he was going to be able to come home from Troy because he didn’t know if he would survive or not. And when Telemachus grows a beard, she should choose another husband and move on. She makes a comment to the suitors about how they are feasting in her palace at her expense and they immediately offer her gifts and then she goes away with the gifts back to her bedchamber. Then all the suitors have another big huge party and Odysseus goes and talks to his serving maids who are trying to keep some fires going. HE tells them to cheer up Penelope while he tends the fires. But one serving girl, Melantho, tells him that he has a big head and Odysseus screams and calls her a bitch (rofl) and threatens that he will tell Telemachus about what she said. Athene then thinks it’s a good idea to have the suitors insult Odysseus a little so he can see just how nasty they are and then they start teasing him and giving him a rough time. Odysseus insults Eurymachus back and then he gets really mad and tries to strike him but hits another suitor instead and then Telemachus breaks up the fight and says that they should all go home. They give a wine offering to the gods and they go home for the night.

Page 242-Justice & disguise Page 243-Development/growth of Telemachus



Locations Traveled: (Dana)
The center of the palace Ithaca

Study Guide Questions:
Why do they call the vagrant Irus? (Madison) Like the messenger for the god in the Iliad, Irus ran errands for anyone who asked. He came to chase away Odysseus.  What do he and Odysseus argue about? (Madison) He wanted to chase Odysseus away from the palace. Odysseus said he wasn’t hurting anybody so he wasn’t going to leave. They got into a fight. How does Antinous propose to resolve the fight? (Madison) He says the winner can have a goat paunch (belly), and eat dinner with the suitors every night.  Who wins the fight? (Madison) Odysseus What “advice” does Odysseys offer Amphinomus? (Shelby) To go back to his homeland, but Odysseus will most likely return. Who does Athene have come to see the suitors? (Shelby) Penelope What does Athene do to Penelope? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Shelby) Makes her beautiful. What did Odysseus tell Penelope before he went to war? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Shelby) that if he does not come back before telemachus gets facial hair, to get married. What do the suitors send their squires to do? Get gifts for penelope <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Shelby)