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Antinous
the wanted odysseus' wife penelope :)
Athena helps Odysseus defeat the suitors.
Phemius, son of Terpes is the gifted bard in the Odyssey. He plays for the suitors unwillingly while they feast in Odysseus' palace. When Odysseus fights the suitors, Phemius begs for his life and is spared with Telemachus' intervention.
Keeping them at bay
Antinous
Not at all. The suitors were guests of Penelope, not hosts.
Leodes
The two main head suitors in the Odyssey are Antinous and Eurymachus. They are the most aggressive and prominent among the suitors competing for Penelope's hand in marriage.
the wanted odysseus' wife penelope :)
Athena helps Odysseus defeat the suitors.
Penelope's suitors are a major subject in Homer's The Odyssey. Agelaus was one of the suitors and was killed by Odysseus.
That Odysseus would return after a great deal of time, and kill all the suitors by suprise.
twenty years
In Book 2 of the Odyssey, omens primarily involve a series of signs revealed to the suitors in the form of birds. These omens signify the impending doom and punishment that Zeus has in store for the suitors due to their disrespect towards Odysseus and his household. The omens serve as a warning of the divine retribution that will befall the suitors for their actions.
All of the suitors and even the sacrificing priest Leiodes fails at this challenge.
Phemius, son of Terpes is the gifted bard in the Odyssey. He plays for the suitors unwillingly while they feast in Odysseus' palace. When Odysseus fights the suitors, Phemius begs for his life and is spared with Telemachus' intervention.