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The Suitors

The Suitors. The Odyssey. Key Characters. Odysseus: Who is he? Athena: goddess of warcraft and wisdom who has disguised Odysseus as a _______________. Antinous : the most arrogant suitor of all who disrespects Odysseus, his wife, and his household. Telemachus: Odysseus’ son

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The Suitors

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  1. The Suitors The Odyssey

  2. Key Characters • Odysseus: Who is he? • Athena: goddess of warcraft and wisdom who has disguised Odysseus as a _______________. • Antinous: the most arrogant suitor of all who disrespects Odysseus, his wife, and his household. • Telemachus: Odysseus’ son • Penelope: Odysseus’ wife

  3. Key events • Disguised as a beggar by Athena, Odysseus finally walks into his home after 20 years. • He is confronted by the suitor Antinouswho refuses to give him any food to eat even though he is clearly a poor man. • Odysseus calls him selfish, clearly trying to ___________________ Antinous. • At this, Antinous threw a stool at Odysseus and hit him right in the shoulder. • But, Odysseus remains ____________.

  4. Events con’t • The other suitors became very frightened. They began to think that “the beggar” was in fact ______________. They wanted to treat him better. • Meanwhile, Telemachus has not shown any emotion. Why not? • Penelope has heard the commotion from her room and asks that the beggar be escorted up to see her so that she may ask him ______________________.

  5. Video Link for Reference • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i--qRNosATQ&safe=active • Watch at 2:08min

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