Chapter Fifteen­ The Nurse Recognizes Odysseus
Characters
Setting:
• Ithaca
Odysseus Telemachus ­ son of Odysseus
Athena ­ goddess of wisdom; friend to Odysseus
Eurycleia ­ servant
Penelope ­ Odysseus's faithful wife
As you read:
• How does Penelope trick the suitors?
• What do Penelope and Odysseus talk about?
• Who recognizes Odysseus? How? What does Odysseus do when he is recognized?
• What does Penelope dream?
• How does Penelope plan to choose a husband?
Melantho ­ servant
The Suitors ­ Eurymachus, Amphinomus, Atinous,
and others
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