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Which statement best summarizes Odysseus actions during the bow contest?
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odysseus checks the bow,strings it, and shoots it
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What did Odysseus tell Penelope about the contest?
Dont delay the contest any longer
Why was Ajax angry at Odysseus?
Odysseus won the contest between the two for Achilles' godlike armor.
How did Odysseus help Helen get a husband?
By setting up the beuity contest.
What happens when Odysseus wins the contest?
In the Iliad, Odysseus enters multiple contests including wrestling and running during the funeral games for Patrochlus. After the events of the Iliad, during Achilles' funeral games, Odysseus enters a contest with Telemonian Ajax over who is the bravest Greek warrior. In the Odyssey, Odysseus enters a contest of who can string his bow and shoot an arrow cleanly through 12 axe handles. The prize to this contest is the hand of Penelope, his wife.
What does Odysseus win during the games at Phaeacia?
Disc Throwing Contest.
What are significant actions and or crimes Athena did?
the contest of arakne
When does Odysseus reveal his identity?
After winning the archery contest he reveals his identity to the suitors and kills them all.
In Penelope's archery contest through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow?
two
What statement should you make when pleading guilty to a traffic ticket?
No contest.
What is an example of jealousy in The Odyssey?
An example of jealousy is when the suitors are jealous that Odysseus was able to win the archery contest.
How do you win archery contest in odyssey?
They must be able to string Odysseus' bow and shoot their given target.
Why does Penolope set up a contest to string the bow of Odyssys?
Remember that Penelope told her suitors that she will decide whom she will marry when she has finished weaving her gift to Odysseus' father. But one of her suitors found out that she unwove what she did every night. So, Penelope thought of a plan that would stall her decision-making and set up a contest. The contest was that of the man who could string the bow of Odysseus, she would marry. And the bow was known to be toughest to string. And rumors say that only a man as strong as Odysseus can string it. Of course, no one was able to string it except for Odysseus who was disguised as a hermit. And Odysseus killed all Penelope's suitors.
