Neither Penelope nor Odysseus sleeps well. Odysseus is concerned about whether he and Telemachus will be able to defeat the large number of suitors, but Athena tells him that the gods make all things possible. On the other hand, Penelope is bothered by the loss of Odysseus and this new commitment to marry again. She prays for Artemis to kill her. Odysseus wakes to her distressed prayers and prays to Zeus for a good omen. Zeus hears his prayers and sends a clap of thunder, causing a maid to curse the suitors.
Odysseus and Telemachus meet Eumaeus and then Melanthius, a foul individual. They also run into Philoetius, a loyal herdsman who tells them that he has not given up on Odysseus's return. Meanwhile, the suitors are still plotting Telemachus' murder. Amphinomus convinces the.....
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