Chapter Eighteen ­ The Slaughter of the Suitors
Characters
Setting:
• Ithaca
Odysseus As you read:
Eurycleia ­ Athena ­ goddess of • Which suitor does Odysseus wisdom; friend to servant
kill first?
Odysseus
• How do the suitors get weapons?
Medon ­ a musician
• How does Athena intervene?
• Who does Odysseus spare? Why?
Philoetius and Eumaus ­ Odysseus' faithful servants
• What happens to the unfaithful women servants?
The Suitors ­ Eurymachus, Amphinomus, Atinous, and others
Telemachus ­ son of Odysseus
Melanthius ­ goatherd; not loyal to Odysseus
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Chapter Nineteen ­ Odysseus and Penelope
Characters
Odysseus Setting:
• Ithaca
Telemachus ­ son of Odysseus
Penelope ­ Odysseus's faithful wife
Eurycleia ­ servant
As you read:
• How does Penelope respond when she hears Odysseus has returned?
• How does Penelope test Odysseus to see if it is really him?
Athena ­ goddess of wisdom; friend to Odysseus
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