Book 16 Flashcards
Plot
- Telemachus arrives at Eumaeus’ hut
- He goes to tell Penelope the news
- Athene restores Odysseus to himself and he reunites with Telemachus, they plot against the suitors
- In the palace news that Telemachus is back surfaces and the suitors try to decide what to do
Quote about eumaeus and telemachus reunion
’ like a fond father welcoming back his son after nine years abroad’
Quotes about telemachus’ xenia
- ‘how can i possibly recieve the stranger in my house’
- ‘ i will give him a good cloak and tunic… and send him wherever he wishes to go’
Qoute about Odysseus’ heroism
’ i would rather die by the sword in my own house than witness the perpetual repetition of these outrages’
’ i have always heard of your reputation as a fighter’
Quote about Laertes missing Odysseus
’ sits there moaning and groaning in his misery’
quote about Telemachus and Odysseus’ reunion
’ a passionate longing for tears arose in them both’
quote about Telemachus not being killed
’ damnation take it! the gods have saved Telemachus’
Nostos/family
- telemachus returns
- he reunites with Eumaeus and Odysseus
Disguise? recognition
Athene removes Odysseus’ disguise as a beggar so he can be recognised by his son
Gods
Athene helps odysseus by removing his disguise and instructing him on what to do
the suitors do not take immediate actin on telemachus, anxious and waiting for a sign from the gods
Xenia
EUmaeus and Telemachus provide good Xenia to Odysseus, despite him being an old beggar, offer him food and clothes and a place to stay
Fate
odysseus says he would rather die by sword in his own home than have it abused by insolent men
- he and telemachus plot against the suitrs
justice/ revenge
odysseus and telemachus seek to get this
what does Telemachus offer Odysseus rather than accommodation
- a good cloak, tunic, sword and sandals and says he can send him off or allow him to stay with Eumaues, promising to send food and clothes
Who wants to have telemachus killed
Antinous
Who campaigns to wait for a sign from the gods
Amphinomus
who informs Penelope of the plot to kill Telemachus
Meldon
her herald
When penelope furiously confronts the suitors, who falsely lies and pretends to be concerned for Telemachus
Eurymachus
