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Penelope proposed that the suitors shoot a arrow through 12 axe handle sockets. The Odyssey was written by Homer.

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The suitors wanted to marry Penelope in order to become the new king of Ithaca and inherit her wealth. They were motivated by greed and power, rather than genuine love for Penelope.

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How might Odysseus feelings about the suitors differ from Penelopes?

Odysseus feels angry and vengeful toward the suitors for disrespecting his home and trying to win Penelope's affections while he was away. Penelope, on the other hand, feels disdain and frustration towards the suitors for overstaying their welcome and pressuring her to choose a new husband, as she remains faithful to Odysseus.


What must the suitors do to win Penelopes hand in marriage?

By stringing the bow of Odysseus and shooting the bow through the 12 handles of axes.


The suitors wanted to be Penelope's what?

Wife


Who was Eumaeus and what did he think of the suitors?

he was the prince of sparta who thought that the suitors were handsome and wanted to have love with them.


Who is Antinous?

One of Penelopes suitors, and also one of the worst suitors. Antinous is the most obnoxious of Penelope's suitors, when Odysseus returns, he is the one that abuses him the most by breaking a chair over his back and insulting him when Odysseus says that he wants to try to bend Odysseus's bow. He is the suitor that plans to kill Telemachus, as well as the one that Odysseus kills first.


Did Penelope like any of the suitors?

While Odysseus was gone, his wife Penelope was being forced to entertain a large group of suitors who wanted to marry her. Penelope did not like any of the suitors, and only wanted Odysseus to come home to her.


How is Odysseus crew like the suitors back in Ithaca?

B/c the suitors wanted to stay when they ate the lotus plants


What do the suitors want in the odyssey?

the wanted odysseus' wife penelope :)


Why does Odysseus wife have suitors?

Cause she was hot


Who spoke out against Odysseus to the avengers if the wooers?

Antinous, one of the suitors, was the one who spoke out against Odysseus to the other suitors and wanted to kill him. He was the ringleader among the wooers.


What is is Odysseus and Penelopes symbol?

their tree of life in their bedroom.


What is the parallel between the suitors on Ithaka and the men with Odysseus?

Both the suitors on Ithaka and the men with Odysseus (such as his crew) exhibit disloyalty, greed, and a lack of respect for hospitality. They take advantage of their host's absence and act inappropriately in his home. Ultimately, they meet their downfall as a result of their actions.