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Odysseus would not have been able to determine who was loyal. The suitors might be unprepared to ambush him. The suitors might be prepared to kill Telemachus. The suitors might be prepared to run away.
Odysseus is able to string his bow, after all the suitors have tried and failed. Odysseus is also able to win Penelope's heart, kill all the suitors, and have the love and respect of the gods, in particular Athena.
Not only does he emasculate the suitors by being the only one able to string his bow and shoot the arrow through the axes, he kills every last one.
There were several steps to his plan. It involved him depriving the suitors of all weapons except one only Odysseus was able to use and locking them in a room so they could not escape.
She told the suitors that when she was finished weaving a particular tapestry, she would marry one of them. She wove the tapesty by day and unravelled it by night, so that it was never completed.
Odysseus would not have been able to determine who was loyal. The suitors might be unprepared to ambush him. The suitors might be prepared to kill Telemachus. The suitors might be prepared to run away.
The resolution in The Odyssey occurs when Odysseus finally returns home to Ithaca, defeats the suitors who have been plaguing his household, and is reunited with his wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus. Peace is restored to his kingdom and he is able to reclaim his rightful place as king.
Odysseus conquered the suitors in multiple ways:ManlinessOdysseus conquered the suitors through display of physical prowess first. He performed the feat of stringing his boy which no one other than his son Telemachus was able to do. Further, he was able to shoot the arrow through the 12 handholds of the axes, further disparaging the suitors, and accentuating their physical weaknesses between him and them. BattleOdysseus continued to defeat the suitors by proceeding to KILL THEM ALL. Odysseus plucked off suitor after suitor with his arrows. In addition to being a legendary archer, Odysseus was famed for his spear work; after he had run out of arrows, he proceeded to kill the suitors with his spear.
Odysseus is able to string his bow, after all the suitors have tried and failed. Odysseus is also able to win Penelope's heart, kill all the suitors, and have the love and respect of the gods, in particular Athena.
the suitors are the men who come to "woo" penelope, Odysseus' wife and Telemachus' mother, and try to get her to marry them. they're very rude because they take advantage of staying in Odysseus' castlethey eat all his food and everything :/hope i helped (:actually, it's the Odyssey. The suitors are people who have come to stay with Odysseus and have overstayed their welcome while breaking xenia.
Odysseus promised Philoetius and Eumaeus wealth and land in return for their loyalty and assistance in helping him reclaim his palace from the suitors.
Peace finally returns to Ithaca in "The Odyssey" when Odysseus reveals his true identity and defeats the suitors who have been vying for his wife Penelope's hand in marriage. With the help of his son Telemachus and some loyal servants, Odysseus is able to reclaim his throne and restore order to his kingdom. After the suitors are vanquished, harmony is once again established in Ithaca.
Odysseus promises his swineherd, Eumaeus, and Philoetius the cowman each a wife, a grant, and a new house built next to Odysseus' palace. He also says that he will consider both Telemachus's friends and brothers.
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Not only does he emasculate the suitors by being the only one able to string his bow and shoot the arrow through the axes, he kills every last one.
Odysseus still wishes to set the stage for his return. He needs to determine if his wife Penelope is faithful and which of his staff are still loyal. Further he needs to set up a scenario where he is able to defeat all the suitors. Odysseus is not a man to blindly charge into his death; he prefers cunning.