Book 22 - The Battle in the Hall Flashcards
Book 22
The scene opens …..-…..
media-res
Book 22
What is the order that the suitors die
- Antinuous
- Eurymachus
- Amphinomus
Book 22
How does the scene start media-res
- Before the suitors realize what is happening, Odysseus shoots a second arrow through the throat of Antinous
Book 22
What happens following the shooting of Antinuous
- The suitors are confused and believe this shooting to be an accident
- Odysseus finally reveals himself, and the suitors become terrified
- They have no way out, since Philoetius has locked the front door and Eumaeus has locked the doors to the women’s quarters
Book 22
What plea is made to make up for Antinuous’ actions
- Eurymachus tries to calm Odysseus down, insisting that Antinous was the only bad apple among them, but Odysseus announces that he will spare none of them
- Eurymachus then charges Odysseus, but he is cut down by another arrow
Book 22
After Antinuous how is the next suitor to die
- Amphinomus, at the spear of Telemachus.
Book 22
What fatal mistake is made by Telemachus
- Telemachus gets more shields and swords from the storeroom to arm Eumaeus and Philoetius,
- but he forgets to lock it on his way out
- Melanthius soon reaches the storeroom
- The suitors are now armed
- On his 2nd trip to the storeroom, Eumaeus and Philoetius find him there, tie him up, and lock him in
Book 22
Describe the obvious divine intervention that takes place
A full battle now rages in the palace hall
Athena appears disguised as Mentor and encourages Odysseus but doesn’t participate immediately, preferring instead to test Odysseus’s strength
Volleys of spears are exchanged, and Odysseus and his men kill several suitors while receiving only superficial wounds themselves
Finally, Athena joins the battle, which then ends swiftly
Book 22
At the end of the battle, who is ultimately spared
- Odysseus spares only the minstrel Phemius and the herald Medon, unwilling participants in the suitors’ profligacy
- The priest Leodes begs unsuccessfully for mercy, & dies aswell as every other suitor
Book 22
How does Odysseus treat the servant women
Odysseus has Eurycleia come out.
She openly rejoices to see the suitors dead, but Odysseus checks her impropriety. She rounds up the disloyal servant women, who are first made to clear the corpses from the hall and wash the blood from the furniture; they are then sent outside and executed. Odysseus tells Telemachus to cut them down with a sword, but Telemachus decides to hang them—a more disgraceful death.
Book 22
How does Odysseus treat the servant women
- She rounds up the disloyal servant women, who are first made to clear the corpses from the hall
- & wash the blood from the furniture;
- they are then sent outside and executed
Book 22
How does Odysseus treat the servant women
Odysseus has Eurycleia come out.
She openly rejoices to see the suitors dead, but Odysseus checks her impropriety. She rounds up the disloyal servant women, who are first made to clear the corpses from the hall and wash the blood from the furniture; they are then sent outside and executed. Odysseus tells Telemachus to cut them down with a sword, but Telemachus decides to hang them—a more disgraceful death.
Book 22
Who & how are the servant women killed
- Odysseus tells Telemachus to cut them down with a sword, but Telemachus decides to hang them—a more disgraceful death
Book 22
Who is the last suitor to be killed
Melanthius
Book 22
After the bloodbath, Odysseus has his house…
fumigated
