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Do Odysseus challenge Eurymachus to a work contest?
When Odysseus comes home to Ithaca, Penelope has set up a challenge for the suitors to win her hand. Whoever is able to string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow cleanly through the ax heads, they will win Penelope. (Penelope, however, has a pretty good idea that no one else will be able to string Odysseus' bow except for him, so while the contest appears fair to the suitors, in reality Penelope has developed a clever plan as to avoid marrying any of them.) None of the suitors are able to string the bow. Then Odysseus comes in. (Remember, he has been disguised by Athena as an old beggar, so no one recognizes him.) To make a long story short, Odysseus is able to successfully complete the contest. Also, it is important to know that Penelope and all of the women have been sent to a room and locked in because Odysseus plans on killing all of the suitors for their crime of attempting to marry Penelope (his wife) while he was still alive. So, Penelope is not aware that someone has won the contest, the someone being Odysseus (in disguise). At the point that Odysseus wins the contest, he becomes Odysseus again, or, rather, back to his recognizable form. The suitors recognize him. Odysseus tells them he's going to kill them and what their crimes were. So, Odysseus shoots, with his bow and arrows, Antinous, the ringleader of the suitors. However, before Odysseus can kill the rest of the suitors, Eurymachus, also a sort of ringleader, steps up to ask mercy of Odysseus. He promises payments back for all the food, etc. the suitors have used up. Odysseus doesn't accept his apology, and kills all the suitors anyhow.
What caused Penelope to accept Odysseus as her true husband?
Penelope accepted Odysseus as her true husband after he revealed their secret knowledge of their bed, which he alone would know. This intimate detail convinced Penelope that the man before her was truly her husband returned from his long journey.
Why does Odysseus hesitate to accept help?
Odysseus makes up a story about himself being from Crete. He spins a story of meeting Odysseus before the war, and hearing about him after the war from the Thesprotians, where he is still alive, but preparing to journey home. He further describes himself 20 years ago to such detail that Penelope has no doubt that he has actually met Odysseus.
Why didn't Odysseus accept Calypso's offer of making Odysseus Immortal?
420 blazin
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France
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To convince people to accept a particular point of view
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The goal of propaganda is to influence attitudes and behaviors by shaping public opinion through biased or misleading information. It is often used to promote a specific agenda or ideology by manipulating emotions and beliefs.
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Answering "What kinds of unwanted reactions might you encounter when trying to convince the business committee to accept your proposal for a new service?"
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They Tried to convince them by saying that the new government would not overpower the states
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to convince Americans to accept freanch influence HAHAHAHAHHAA you cheater
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President Wilson convinced the allies to accept his plan for the League of Nations.
