a singer amongst the group of suitors in odysseus' house while he is away
In Book 22 of the Odyssey, Odysseus allows Phemios the bard and Medon the herald to live because they were innocent and did not take part in the suitors' actions. He spares them as a sign of mercy and fairness.
Odysseus spares the lives of Phemios and Medon because they were not involved in the suitors' wrongdoing. Phemios was a bard who was forced to entertain the suitors, and Medon was a herald who tried to protect Penelope and Telemachus during the chaos. Odysseus recognized that they were not his enemies and spared them from harm.
The sirens appear in Book 12 of the Odyssey.
Odysseus spares Phemios and Medon
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In the Odyssey book, they are people who are basically fortune tellers or prophets.
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Homer
In book 11 of the Odyssey The Gorgon is mentioned, not the name of Medusa.
Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca in the 13th book of the Odyssey.
Book II
Poseidon is in Ethiopia in Book 1 of the Odyssey.