Book 1
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- Created on: 04-06-14 08:14
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- Book 1
- Odysseus is being held captive by Calypso in Ogyia
- Athene Zeus of not being on Odysseus side and punishing him
- Athene brings up Odysseus returning because Poseidon is away visiting the Ethiopians
- Athene sends Hermes to tells Calypso the news
- Meanwhile Athene goes to Ithaca to give Telemachus courage to get rid of the suitors
- she finds the suitors eating, drinking and playing checkers
- Telemachus is angry that they're taking advantage of his father's absence
- Telemachus shows good Xenia and doesn't leave her standing by the gate for to long
- she finds the suitors eating, drinking and playing checkers
- Athene reveals her self as Mentes
- son of a prince
- chief man of the sea- faring taphins
- she tells him that their families have being friends for a long time
- if he didn't believe mentes then he could go ask Laertes
- this characterisation makes him trust her and open up to her
- she says that she came because she heard that Odysseus was home
- a sign that the gods must be hindering Odysseus' return
- the difficulty of Odysseus absence
- no proper burial rites can be given
- Telemachus has no great name to inherit
- Penelope wishes to stay univira but will have to marry soon
- Mentes comes up with a plan to get rid of the suitors
- first call all the Achaean Lords to Assembly and announce that all the suitors must go
- if his mother wants to re-marry then she must go back to her fathers house because he will give her a generous dowry
- Telemachus must then find a ship and go request into his father
- if he picks up a rumour from Zeus then its likely that Odysseus will return
- he should then go to Sparta to see Menelaus
- he is hears that his father is alive then he should continue doing this for another year
- if her hears that he's dead he should return, build a burial mound and give his mother away in marriage
- Athene leaves, she plants spirit and daring into Telemachus' heart
- Penelope is listening to one of the suitors' poem
- Telemachus intervenes and tells her to go and attend her work because,' making decisions must be the men's concern and mine in particular
- his dominance shows he's becoming a man
- suitors pray out loud that they may sleep with Penelope
- Telemachus announces that in the morning he will tell them to go home and if they down he will fight them
- Telemachus goes to bed
- he's escorted by the 'faithful Eurycliea'
- Laertes bought her for 20 Oxen
- out of respect for his wife he didn't sleep with her
- Odysseus is being held captive by Calypso in Ogyia
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