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azziebon
azziebon
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High School - 9th Grade

In "The Odyssey", how does Odysseus defeat the wooers of Penelope?

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Posted by azziebon on Wednesday January 7, 2009 at 12:05 PM and tagged with characters, odysseus, odyssey, penelope, suitors, the odyssey, wooers.

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  1. lizbv
    lizbv Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    Under his disguise given to him by Athena, Odysseus is able to fool the suitors. Penelope announces a contest: whosoever is able to string Odysseus' bow and then shoot an arrow through the rings of twelve axes standing in a row will win her hand in marriage.  All the suitors fail and finally Odysseus is able to. He then slays Antinous, the suitor who had mocked him since his arrival, and announced his identity to the suitors. He then kills them all with the help of his two servants and his son, Telemachus.  Additionally, they kill all the housemaids who had been disloyal to Penelope during his absence.  

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    http://www.enotes.com/odyssey/summary

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    Posted by lizbv on Wednesday January 7, 2009 at 1:12 PM