Odessey books 13-24

good guys

Eumaios and Philoitios

bad guys

melanthios and melantho

eumaios

swine herd

philoitios

oxherd

melanthios

goat herd

melantho

handmaid

how does odysseus get home

gets a boat from Scheria poseidon tries to turn it to stone but it was too late

how does eumaios show odysseus xenia

Eumaios shows Odysseus xenia by welcoming him into his home, providing food and shelter, and treating him with kindness despite not knowing his true identity.

anagnorisis

recognition

argos

odysseus’ old dog

how does argos recognize odysseus

Argos recognizes Odysseus by responding to his voice and demonstrating joy at his return, immediately dying after

how does telemachus recognize odysseus

he takes off his disguize

how does eurykleia recognize odysseus

scar on his leg

how does penelope recognize odysseus

he knows that they are not able to move their marriage bed

how does laertes (dad) recognize odysseus

he tells him exactly how many trees and vines they planted in the garden when he was a child

challenge of the bow

she will marry the man who can string odysseus’ bow and shoot it threw 12 ax heads

deus ex machina translation

god from the machine

what is a deus ex machina

resolution of the story

what was the deus ex machina in the odessey

athena appears and puts a stop to all further violence when the suitor’s families were planning revenge

why is there an ethical dillema

odysseus hangs the handmaids for sleeping with the suitors but he is a hipocrate because he slept with other women for a very long time when he was away

what does melanthios due to odysseus

kick him and eventually helped the suitors get their weapons

what does antinoos do to odysseus

throw a stool at him, he is the first dead

boxing

odysseus knowcked out irus with one puch