The Odyssey Chapter Summary & Analysis | Book 24

Book 24 Summary

In Hades, Agamemnon and Achilles are arguing over who had the better death while the souls of the suitors are lead by Hermes. They see the suitors coming in, and they ask how so many noble men could have died together. Amphimedon, an acquaintance of Agamemnon, tells him the story of how they came to their end, though he puts most of the blame on Penelope. Agamemnon tells him that Penelope's constancy is quite different from the treachery of his own wife, Clytemnestra.

Meanwhile, Odysseus is at Laertes' farm in Ithaca. He asks to be left alone in the garden with his father. He is saddened that Laertes has aged so quickly out of grief for his son and Penelope. He does not recognize Odysseus, and Odysseus does not reveal himself at first. He tells his father that he once knew Odysseus and reveals himself only when his father begins...
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