she offered to move her bed out to the porch so he could use it. since nobody has ever seen her bed, he said, my dear, I built that bed around a giant fig tree, you know it can't be moved!
She knew then, it was him
Penelope accepted Odysseus as her true husband after he revealed their secret knowledge of their bed, which he alone would know. This intimate detail convinced Penelope that the man before her was truly her husband returned from his long journey.
Penelope was the cause of much of the conflict in the Odyssey, as she was the Queen of Ithaca, while the King Odysseus was away.Calypso also caused conflict by keeping Odysseus as her lover for seven years.Clytemnestra was a femme fatale, who murdered her husband, the great Greek king Agamemnon.
The Trojan war
Odysseus men ate the golden cattle of Helios, causing Zeus to be enraged at them.
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Odysseus is awakened by the screams of Nausicaa and her maidens playing ball.
The excerpt shows that Odysseus and his men were warned not to harm the cattle of Helios, but they chose to disregard the warning and slaughtered the cattle, leading to their own downfall. This decision to act against the gods' command ultimately caused their ship to be destroyed in a violent storm, showing that their actions directly led to their problems.
In book one of "The Odyssey," Odysseus is described as a clever and brave hero who is trying to find his way back home after the Trojan War. He is portrayed as cunning and resourceful, but also facing numerous challenges and obstacles on his journey. His absence from Ithaca has caused turmoil and strife in his household as suitors vie for his wife Penelope's hand in marriage.
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Polyphemus reveals that his wounded eye was caused by Odysseus and his men when they pierced it with a sharpened wooden stake. This act led Polyphemus to seek revenge on Odysseus and his crew.
Poseidon, the god of the sea, has no sympathy for Odysseus in Greek mythology. Poseidon holds a grudge against Odysseus for blinding his son, the cyclops Polyphemus, and continuously tries to thwart his journey back home to Ithaca.
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