The Odyssey Book 24-Warriors, Farewell

1. The OdysseyBook 24-Warriors, Farewell Nicole, Eva, Justin, Tara, Tatyana and Lauryn

2. Lead to Hades • Hermes leads the ghosts of the suitors bearing the golden wand into the Underworld • On the way the suitors ghosts meet Achilles’ and Agamemnon’s ghosts • Achilles greets Agamemnon and begins to pity his death • Agamemnon then describes Achilles’ own funeral

3. The Suitors’ Death • Agamemnon recognizes one of the suitors, Amphimedon, from Ithaka and asks him how he died • Amphimedon explains how Penelope began to weave a shroud for Lord Laertes, and every night she unwove it, tricking the suitors • He continues to tell how the swineherd led Odysseus to the manor hall as a beggar • Odysseus bent Telemachus’ bow and killed the suitors Agamemnon

4. Odysseus’ Return • Odysseus and his men finally return after twenty years to the house of Laertes • Odysseus searches for his father and finds him in an orchard, pretending to be a man in search of Odysseus • Still posing as the foreign man, Odysseus tests his father and asks him about his son questioning his knowledge of him • Finally, Odysseus tells his father who he really is and proves himself by showing his scar of the boar’s tusk from Parnassos Odysseus and Laertes

5. Pact of Peace • News spread over town about Odysseus’ return and Ithacans gathered at an assembly in his hall • The father of Antinoos, Eupeithes, rallies the people who did not agree with Odysseus killing the suitors • Athena goes to Zeus to ask what he plans to do about these events and says Odysseus is to be made king and the men of Ithaca become friends once again • Athena disguises herself as Mentor and tells the men to call upon her and Zeus’ name when the fight begins • Eupeithes is killed very quickly but Athena appears and tells the Ithacans to make peace

6. Peace is Declared • Athena asks Odysseus to call of the battle, warning that Zeus would become angry if the fighting continues • Odysseus obeyed the goddess and is pronounced king • Athena as Mentor proclaims peace among the men of Ithaca.

7. Analysis • Odysseus reunites with his father, Laertes, but deceives him at first by pretending to be someone he isn’t • The feast at Laertes’ house symbolized the reuniting of Odysseus and his family and his return home • Laertes proves himself in battle by killing Antinoos’ father • Athena disguises herself as Mentor again for the benefit of Odysseus and the Ithacans

8. Return of the Hero • Odysseus finally returns home to Ithaca after twenty long years of adventure • He reunites with his family • Peace is made under the grey-eyed goddess, Athena • Odysseus is pronounced king under Zeus’ demand • The journey of the hero ends