CLST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Eumaeus, Melantho, Eurycleia
23 Nov 2017
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Suitors swarm the place: breaching xenia as bad guests, penelope uses loom trick, telemachus & telemachia, mini journey to various places, major characters: telemachus, penelope, eurycleia, argus (dog), athena, antinous (leading suitor), melanthius (traitor servant), melantho (maid) Shift in atmosphere: normal life, now mostly helped by athena. Book 13: odysseus & athena: odysseus gets to ithaca, poseidon punishes phaeacians, athena vs. odysseus battle of wits, works closely with odysseus from then on against suitors. Book 14: eumaeus: odysseus goes to eumaeus"s (swineherd) hut, entertains eumaeus with invented tales. Importance of xenia: odysseus" speeches in ithaca. Book 15: telemachus" return: telemachus leaves sparta and evades nestor"s hospitality, goes home. Book 16: telemachus & odysseus: telemachus goes to eumaeus, odysseus reveals self. Book 17: back to palace: conference at eumaeus" hut, disguised as beggar, dog dies of emotion after recognizing him, abused by melanthius, antinous.
