odysseus return to ithaca
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As soon as Odysseus arrived to Ithaca, Athena disguised him as a beggar so he could remain hidden and analyze the loyalty of his
friends and family.
Firstly Odysseus visits his swineherd, Evmaios. Evmaios doesn’t recognize him but hosts him. Only his old dog, Argos, recognized his master, shake his tail
and died happy…
Next day Telemachus came to the stables. Odysseus revealed himself. Father and son hugged and cried.
Odysseus went to the palace where he found suitors courting his wife. Penelope disliked the suitors, and in order to win time fooled them with the help of The Shroud of Laertes, which she wove by day and unravelled by
night.
Odysseus was greeted with scorn by the rambunctious suitors. Antinous, the ringleader of the suitors even threw a stool at
Odysseus.
His wounds were treated, but Euryclia found out his identity. Odysseus kept her quiet so his cover would not be blown. He proceeded on his mission. He had Telemachus hide the armor and weapons so that the suitors could not
use them.
Penelope laid down a challenge to the suitors. Any one of them who can string Odysseus's bow and shoot it through the axe-handles like Odysseus used to do would be her choice. Needless to say, none of them could do it,
that is, until the beggar got a chance. It was then that Odysseus and Telemachus began their attack. With the help of Athena and Zeus, they
slaughtered all of the suitors.