Odyssey+22

Summary:Annalise
===The chapter begins with Odysseus shooting an arrow straight through Antinous' head. The suitors think Odysseus did this as an accident and are very confused. Odysseus boldly announces that he is back from troy and that they are all going to die. All the suitors are is shock and Eurymachus tries to blame everything on Antinous (the man who was the first to die) for he states it was him who made them ambush Telemachus also Eurymachus says that each and every suitor will give 20 oxen, bronze and gold to reimburse him for all the destruction they did to his palace. Yet the cunning Odysseus challenges him and Eurymachus encourages the suitors to fight Odysseus. Odysseus kills Eurymachus with a arrow to the breast. Telemachus kills Amphinomus with a spear and then goes to the storage room to get more armor and weapons while Odysseus holds the suitors back. Odysseus kills killing the suitors until there are heaps of corpses. Agelaus (a clever suitor) shouts for all the suitors to try and get out of the palace when they realized it was impossible, Melanthus, the goatherd, realizes that their was armor in the storage room for Telemachus left the door open in a hurry. He gathers armor and gives it to the suitors. When Odysseus sees the compitition fully armed he is gets nervous. Odysseus orders the the swineherd and another man to find whom did this and torture him before death, they do so. Athene comes and disguised as Mentor, one of Odysseus' old friends, and Odysseus has an dexterous idea and addresses Athene yet the suitors try to convince Mentor/Athene to help them fight against Odysseus. This angered Athene and she encourages Odysseus and gives him courage and confidence she then turns into a swollow and perches on a beam. As the suitors attack, Athene throws their spears askew multiple time so they won't hit Odysseus and Telemachus. The bloodbath goes on and Lepodes begs for mercy but its denied (hes killed) another, Phemius the singer and Medon are spared for they are good men. All the suitors are dead and Odysseus Eurycleia to gather the 12 women who were disloyal to Odysseus and makes them gather the corpses and clean their blood after he takes the women and hangs them. Following, Odysseus asks for a fire to cleanse the palace and asks for Penelope, who is over come by sleep, but Odysseus is sad because he has taken so many lives. The nurses are released from their apartments and they hug and kiss Odysseus and Odysseus sobs as he remembers them ===

Major Themes (and where they are): (Kate. W)
Justice on page 288- When Odysseus shoots the first suitor Antinous in the neck, making all of the other suitors scurry around the hall. Fore shadowing at the top of page 289- When Odysseus is telling the suitors that their fate is sealed and it is only a matter of time before they reach their doom. Disloyalty page 289- When the suitors where revealing to Odysseus what Antonius, wanted to do once he married Penelope. Homeric hero and the growth and development of Telemachus page 290- When Odysseus killed a suitor using a single arrow, and When Telemachus had killed Amphinomus using a spear,to protect Odysseus. Loyalty, and Homeric hero page 291- When The servants stand by Odysseus's side in battle, even though they are down in numbers. Disloyalty on page 291- When Melanthius gives the suitors armor and shields to defend themselves against Odysseus. Justice 292- When the swine herd and the cow herd, tie up and start to torture Melanthius. Divine intervention, and disguise page 293- When Athene steps in battle as Mentor, to give Odysseus a pep talk. Divine intervention on page 294- When Athene makes the suitors miss Odysseus when they throw their spears. Growth and Development on page 296-297 When Telemachus saved Medon's life. Disloyalty, and Justice on page 298- When the old maid tells Odysseus of the twelve maids that have, betrayed him by sleeping with the suitors and gossiped about him, and Justice, when they hang the women and cut certain parts of Melanthius off, and feed it to the dogs.

Homeric Simile: The suitors being scared and running around is compared to a herd of cattle. The corpses in heaps is compared to dead fishermen

__***Meaning Behind the Number 12***__

Starting out life as an immensely useful number for counting and dividing things, the number 12 became a number revered by mathematicians and early astronomers. So the skies were divided into 12 portions as were the months of year, reflecting the annual movement of heavenly bodies. Superstitions and religious beliefs were piled on top of respect for the number 12. Superstitions concerning signs of the Zodiac and life events have been comprehensively shown to be false. The ancient Zoroastrians had twelve commanders on the side of light (light being a symbol for the sun), **the Greeks imagined 12 Gods on mount Olympus, and many Gods have had 12 sons.**

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Locations Traveled (and mentioned): (Brenda)

 * Ithca **

Study Guide Questions:

 * Who does Odysseus kill first? (Katharine)**
 * Odysseus kills Antinous first. The shot went right through his tender throat, and blood gushed out from the nostrils. **

**When Eurymachus tells Odysseus who he is, Odysseus gets mad. He say that you can either face to fight me and stay, or can run and see if you are able to get out without being killed.**
 * What does Eurymachus argue when Odysseus tells them who he is? (Katharine)**

The Choice is either fight with Odysseus or run away and see if they can escape the death.
 * What choice does Odysseus offer the men?(Brenda)**

He went to store room and picked out four shields, eight spears and 4 bronze helmets topped with horsehair plumes and carried them out for His father, 2 servants and himself to wear them.
 * What does Telemachus run off to do?(Brenda)**

He goes to the room that Telemachus had his the armor, and when he had gone to get the armour for his men, had left the door wide open.
 * What does Melanthius do to help the suitors fight?**

The servants bind his hands and feet, throw him into the store-room, strap him onto a plank, tie a rope around his body, and hoist him up to a pillar to the roof, so they can torture him for a while.
 * What do the servants do to him in return?**

She disguises herself as Mentor.
 * Who does Athene disguise herself as to help out during the fight?**

She then helps all of the arrows to not hit Odysseus, and his man.
 * What does she turn into after encouraging Odysseus?**

He wants to spare the lives of Medon, and Phemius
 * Who does Telemachus want to spare? **

He summons her so that she can collect the women who have ben dishonest, and also so she can collect the bodys, get fire for Odysseus to purify the house, and also ot get Penelope and her ladies.
 * Why does Odysseus summon Eurycleia? **