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Odysseus implicitly tells Telemachus not to string his bow, even though he can. Odysseus later signals Telemachus to prepare for battle after Odysseus has performed the feat of strength and skill.
Only Odysseus could string his mighty bow. Telemachus would have strung the bow on his fourth try, but was stopped by Odysseus. The bow originally belonged to Iphitus of Lacedaemon, son of Eurytus. Eurytus was originally given the bow by Apollo.
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In the King James version the word - bow - appears 100 times the word - bowed - appears 78 times (Some of these will refer to "bow" as in archery, and some to "bow" as in bend down)
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Odysseus waves him off
"Bow" as in "bow and arrow" is 'yumi.' "Bow" as in "bend at the waist" is 'ojiki.'
Odysseus implicitly tells Telemachus not to string his bow, even though he can. Odysseus later signals Telemachus to prepare for battle after Odysseus has performed the feat of strength and skill.
Odysseus signals Telemachus by nodding his head, indicating it's time to execute their plan and kill the suitors.
When you bend the bow, you are imparting kinetic energy from your pull into the bow as potential energy. When you release the string, you are imparting that potential energy into the arrow through the string.
It's called a "recurve" bow.
Telemachus....he would have strung the bow if his father had not stopped him.antinous
bow, curve :):)