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In my opinion it was not excessive at all. The maids turned against the queen in his absence, how could he ever trust them again? If he let them go they would surely spread the news of the suitors deaths, which is much too risky. As for the suitors...they were selfish, rude, and greedy. The God's had apparently marked them for death anyway so it was their time.
D'angelo Gottlieb
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What does Odysseus make the maids who were unfaithful do?
Odysseus makes the maids clean the room where all the suitors were killed with fire and brimstone thenn tells the maids to get ready to be hanged outside the next day
In the book The Odyssey how did Odysseus kill the suitors?
Odysseus had asked his son to lock the armory so that the suitors cannot defend themselves. After successfully shooting an arrow through the holes of the twelve axes, Odysseus shoots Antinous in the throat, and the suitors realize who the beggar - Odysseus - is. They try to flee, then attempt to get Odysseus away from the door so that they can escape. While Odysseus continues to shoot the suitors down, his son, Telemachus, gets spears and shields from the armory. After Odysseus runs out of arrows, he and his son use the spears to kill the suitors. They are helped by two servants. Eventually, Athena, goddess of war, makes her presence known in the form of a shield, and the suitors give up hope, and are slaughtered. Odysseus had killed 108 men, including 12 servants who had betrayed Odysseus (the maids had slept with the suitors, and a servant had mocked Odysseus when he was a beggar).
Why are phemius and medon spared?
They are two servants that served the household of Odysseus. They were spared because they were taking orders from Penelope (Odysseus' wife) to entertain the suitors--that were trying to take make Penelope remarry because they believed that Odysseus was dead and they needed a new king--. The other maids were taking care of the dying suitors because the family of Odysseus that is why they were killed.
Who was melantho in regards to The Odyssey?
Melantho, sister of Melanthius, acted a lot like her brother and she did not like Odysseus. When he was in the palace disguised as a beggar she abused him. She didn't follow anything that he said and she instead listened to the suitors. Penelope liked Melantho and she was her favorite maid. After Odysseus killed the suitors he made the unfaithful maids clean up, Melantho being one of them. Then, he killed all the unfaithful maids by hanging them. Hope this helps :)
What does Odysseus do to punish the unfaithful maids?
Odysseus forces the unfaithful maids to clean up the gore from the fight. Then he hangs them.
Why does Odysseus suggest that Penelope test her maids?
While he was dressed as a beggar, he saw one of the maids consorting with Penelope's suitor. Odysseus suggested that Penelope test which of her maids are faithful to her and not her suitors.
What does Odysseus make the maids who were unfaithful do?
Odysseus makes the maids clean the room where all the suitors were killed with fire and brimstone thenn tells the maids to get ready to be hanged outside the next day
How does Odysseus identify the unfaithful maids?
They are hanged.
In the book The Odyssey how did Odysseus kill the suitors?
Odysseus had asked his son to lock the armory so that the suitors cannot defend themselves. After successfully shooting an arrow through the holes of the twelve axes, Odysseus shoots Antinous in the throat, and the suitors realize who the beggar - Odysseus - is. They try to flee, then attempt to get Odysseus away from the door so that they can escape. While Odysseus continues to shoot the suitors down, his son, Telemachus, gets spears and shields from the armory. After Odysseus runs out of arrows, he and his son use the spears to kill the suitors. They are helped by two servants. Eventually, Athena, goddess of war, makes her presence known in the form of a shield, and the suitors give up hope, and are slaughtered. Odysseus had killed 108 men, including 12 servants who had betrayed Odysseus (the maids had slept with the suitors, and a servant had mocked Odysseus when he was a beggar).
Why are phemius and medon spared?
They are two servants that served the household of Odysseus. They were spared because they were taking orders from Penelope (Odysseus' wife) to entertain the suitors--that were trying to take make Penelope remarry because they believed that Odysseus was dead and they needed a new king--. The other maids were taking care of the dying suitors because the family of Odysseus that is why they were killed.
Who was melantho in regards to The Odyssey?
Melantho, sister of Melanthius, acted a lot like her brother and she did not like Odysseus. When he was in the palace disguised as a beggar she abused him. She didn't follow anything that he said and she instead listened to the suitors. Penelope liked Melantho and she was her favorite maid. After Odysseus killed the suitors he made the unfaithful maids clean up, Melantho being one of them. Then, he killed all the unfaithful maids by hanging them. Hope this helps :)
What does Odysseus do to punish the unfaithful maids?
Odysseus forces the unfaithful maids to clean up the gore from the fight. Then he hangs them.
Why does telemachus execute the maids?
Telemachus executes the maids because they were disloyal and had consorted with the suitors who were trying to take over his household. Their betrayal was seen as a direct challenge to his authority and a violation of the societal norms of the time. By punishing them, Telemachus asserts his control and restores order to his home.
How does Odysseus punish the unfaithful maids?
he kills them
How does Penelope keep the suitors from demanding she one of them to marry?
Penelope promised to decide which one of the suitors to marry when she finished her death shroud for Laertes. But, she secretly unraveled the parts she weaved every night. This continued until one of her maids, who fell in love with one of the suitors, betrayed Penelope.
When Odysseus landed on Phaicia who discovered him?
Nausicaa and her maids were the first people to see Odysseus.
Is Odysseus married?
Yes, he's married to Penelope. Odysseus and Penelope have a son, Telemachus. Odysseus tells Penelope, "You must promise me, if I don't come back by the time Telemachus has a beard, you must marry." Penelope promises. Odysseus, still alive after 20 years, comes back to Ithaca to find suitors (men who are trying to marry Penelope) all over his home. Penelope knew he was still alive after 20 years, but people kept telling her he was dead. Suitors are very mean. Athena discuises Odysseus as an old beggar, and he, and telemachus go to their house. Penelope doesn't know it's odyssus. she tells Odysseus (the "beggar") that he still loves Odysseus and promised that she'd marry when telemachus had a beard. he had a beard now. so she held a contest to pick a husband. the contest was to string Odysseus's box & shoot an arrow through 12 ax handles. all the suitors failed to string the bow. Odysseus, the beggar, strung the box, and shot it through the 12 ax handles. he, and telemachus, killed the suitors. Athena turned Odysseus back into his old self after he killed the suitors. Penelope didn't know if it was really Odysseus, so she told the maids to remove their bed from their tree & into another room. Odysseus got mad, since right after he left for troy, he built their house & bed around a tree. Their bed was basically their symbol. Penelope then realized it was really Odysseus. Penelope & Odysseus were then reunited with each other again. Hope I helped! (:
