The OdysseyBook 22 & 23 Wiley Odysseus wins the archery competition Then he fires an arrow through Antinous throat.

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• Wiley Odysseus wins the

archery competition

• Then he fires an arrow

through Antinous’ throat

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• The suitors found no weapons to attack Ody—they had been hidden away

• The odds are still against Ody (100 to 2)

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• “You yellow dogs…You dared bid for my wife while I was still alive.”—(revealed his identity) Justified?

• Eurymachus blames Antinous and begs for mercy—offers restitution

• Could an Epic Hero

back down

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• No Way! As they rush Ody, he fires an arrow through Eurymachus’ liver

• Ody is implaccable—unforgiving fury

• Telemachus assists by spearing Amphinomus in his chest

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• Six men attempt to attack Ody but Athena deflects their arrows

• No Mercy! Ody and Telemachus slaughter all the suitors as they attempt to escape

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• Finally Odysseus is home, alone with his beautiful wife Penelope

• Athena has given him

a make-over

• His hair style becomes

an epic simile

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• After 20 years of travails to get home, aloof Penelope won’t even talk to him.

Why?

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• The gods often play tricks on mortals to seduce them• Disguised as a swan, Zeus seduced Leda and Helen

of Troy was hatched from the resulting egg

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• Penelope orders that his bed be placed outside—he’s in the doghouse

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• Odysseus is outraged• He explains in great detail how he made the bed• It could not be moved

because one leg of the

bed is the trunk of an olive tree

• The entire house was • built around the bed

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• Ody has passed Penelope’s test

• Only Penelope, her servant and Odysseus knew the secret of the bed

• She explains why she couldn’t trust him and we learn how difficult his absence was for her and Telemachus

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• Penelope was faithful to Odysseus for 20 years—Was Ody as faithful?

• Double standard?

The Odyssey—Book 22 & 23

• She takes him back

• Epic simile about

a swimmer that has

finally weathered

the storms

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The Odyssey

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