The Phaiacians They feast all the next day while Alkinoös's men prepare the ships. Odysseus is impatient to leave.
Alcinoos's men row him to Ithaca during the night as Odysseus sleeps on the ship,
They land on a rocky grotto, unload the still sleeping Odysseus, and leave him on the shore with all his treasure. Poseidon sees that Odysseus is in Ithaca and confronts Zeus angered. Zeus tells him that he is a god and can take revenge on any mortal at any time. Poseidon then goes and turns the Phaiacians' ship into stone and it sinks. Athena hides Odysseus with a protective cloud of mist so he doesn't know where he is. Athena then approaches him as a shepherd, and tells him that he is on the land of Ithaca. They hide his treasure, and she disguises Odysseus has a beggar as she goes to Sparta to bring Telemachos home.
Book 14
Odysseus is almost attacked by dogs at swineherd's home. Eumaios then welcomes Odysseus into his home and offers him something to eat. Odysseus makes up a story about being a commener from Crete, who has gone through many of the things that Odysseus has gone through. After telling all his storied Eumaios gives Odysseus a cloak and tells him he can stay at the hut until Telemachos returns.
Book 15
Athena goes to Sparta and tells Telemachos that he needs to come home right away because Penelope is going to marry Eurymachos. She then gives him instructions to go to Eumaios as soon as he gets bach to Ithaca and has him tell Penelope that he is back. On Telemachos's way out he meets a decendant of Melampous.
Book 15
Athena goes to Sparta and tells Telemachos that he needs to come home right away because Penelope is going to marry Eurymachos. She then gives him instructions to go to Eumaios as soon as he gets bach to Ithaca and has him tell Penelope that he is back. On Telemachos's way out he meets a decendant of Melampous.
Book 16
Telemachos arrives to find Eumaios chatting with a beggar.
Eumaios is quick to greet Telemachos enthusiastically, he appears to be very fond of him.
Eumaios tells the beggar who Telemachos is and asks if he'll look after the old man.
Telemachos says that his house is being intruded on, but offers the beggar clothing and food and further permission to stay with Eumaios.
He urges Telemachos to seek the aid of his brothers in ousting the suitors. Even if the odds are stacked against him, it's better to die in glorious battle than to be beaten by all these suitors.
Athena disguises Odysseus just as Eumaios returns. He delivers the news that a crier ruined their secrecy and that he spotted an unknown ship coming to Ithaca.
Themes: Coming of age and hospitality.
Characters:
Alcinoös
Odysseus
Telemachos
Helen
Zeus
Eumaios
Athena
Poseidon
Theomachos
Penelope
Phaiacians
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