odyssey book 17
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Eumaeus's hut | Where does Telemachus leave Odysseus? |
| The palace | Where does Telemachus head to after seeing Odysseus? |
| Penelope and the nurse Eurycleia | who welcomes Telemachus back from his voyage? |
| Eurycleia | Telemachus's nurse |
| Theoclymenus and Piraeus | Who does Telemachus run into in the palace halls? |
| not to bring his gifts from Menelaus to the palace | What does Telemachus tell Piraeus? |
| he fears that the suitors will steal them if they kill him | Why does Telemachus leave the gifts? |
| Telemachus, penelope | who--Tells her what little news he received of Odysseus in Pylos and Sparta, but he doesn't reveal that he has seen Odysseus with his own eyes in Eumaeus's hut--and to whom |
| Theoclymenus | Who speaks up and swears that Odysseus is in Ithaca at this very moment? |
| set out toward town in Telemachus's footsteps | What do Odysseus and Eumaeus do? |
| Melanthius | Who does Odysseus and Eumaeus meet along the way to town? |
| Melanthius | a base subordinate of the suitors |
| Menanthius | who heaps scorn on Eumaeus and kicks his beggar companion? |
| yes, but with great reluctance | Do the suitors at the palace give odysseus food? |
| Antinous | Who goes out of his way to insult Odysseus at the palace? |
| Antinous gives him a blow with a stool that disgusts even the other suitors | What happens when Odysseus respondes to Antinous? |
| Penelope | Who asks to have the beggar brought to her so that she can question him about Odysseus? |
| No | Does Odysseus want the suitors to see him heading towards the queen's room? |
| Eumaeus | Who announces that he must return to his hut and hogs? |
| yes | Are Odysseus and Telemachus alone with the suitors? |
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