Please help! I have nearly all of the Odyssey remembered for a test, but I can't find a summary of when Odysseus reclaims his throne. I ALSO need a summary of when he meets Penelope again and has to persuade her that he is her husband
2007-05-14 19:54:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Odysseus was shipwrecked on his way home from Troy. During Odysseus' twenty-year absence, his wife, Penelope, had remained faithful to him, but she was under enormous pressure to remarry. A whole host of suitors were occupying her palace, drinking and eating and behaving insolently to Penelope and her son, Telemachus. Odysseus arrived at the palace, disguised as a ragged beggar, and observed their behavior and his wife's fidelity. With the help of Telemachus and Laertes, he slaughtered the suitors and cleansed the palace. He then had to fight one final battle, against the outraged relatives of the men he had slain; Athena intervened to settle this battle, however, and peace was restored.
2007-05-14 20:03:34 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Odysseus arrived home in disguise,to find Penelope,in desperation, had set her suitors a test. She would marry anybody who could bend Odysseus' bow and send an arrow through a row of rings. No-one could, till Odysseus asked to be given a chance. He was allowed, amid much hilarity. and, of course, succeeded. The suitors wre then slaughtered and he & Penelope lived happily ever after.
2007-05-14 20:24:54 · answer #2 · answered by SKCave 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best and fastest way is to hurry up and go to sparknotes.com and find the summary...good luck
2007-05-14 19:57:05 · answer #3 · answered by James 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Te he my name is Penelope... the pirate princess.
2007-05-14 20:21:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋