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Q: Whom does Odysseus kill first and why?
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Whom does Odysseus kill first?

he kills antinous


Whom does Odysseus kill?

he kills antinous


Why does Antinous wants to kill Odysseus?

Antinous never wants to kill Odysseus, because he never realizes Odysseus is still alive. He may have wanted to kill the beggar, whom is Odysseus in disguise, but is prevented from doing so by honour and Telemachus' threats. Odysseus as a beggar begs from Antinous and curses him when Antinous refuses impolitely. He does want to marry Penelope, Odysseus' wife.


Which wooer did Odysseus kill first?

antinous a+ ?


Who first finds Odysseus on the island of Scheria?

Nausicaa, emboldened by Athena, first greets the naked Odysseus whom has washed upon the island of Scheria.


Who is the first person to whom Odysseus show his true identity?

The right way


Who did Odysseus kill with his bow?

Of the suitors, Odysseus first kill Antinous with an arrow to the throat. He then kills Eurymachus with an arrow to his liver, before killing many other suitors.


When did Odysseus kill the cyclops?

Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him.


What does Telemachus first think of Odysseus' plan to kill the suitors?

Telemachus first thinks that Odysseus' plan to kill the suitors is reckless and dangerous. He is shocked by the boldness of the plan but eventually comes to support his father's actions as a way to reclaim his home and honor.


How did Odysseus kill Achilles?

Odysseus did not kill Achilles. Paris killed Achilles.


Why does Odysseus kill Antinous?

Antinous was wooing Odysseus' wife Penelope, and eating Odysseus' food, wine and livestock. Odysseus had also wished that Antinous would die before his wedding day, and Odysseus proved his own words. Further, Antinous had proved to be an ungracious man, abusing Odysseus whom he thought a beggar. Antinous was thus not worthy of mercy.


Whom does Athena instruct Odysseus to visit first?

Athena was planning for the suitors to die, and while Odysseus was good, he wasn't good enough to kill more than a hundred people without a little help. So she sent him to an ally- Eumaeus, faithful to Odysseus the whole time, and disgusted by the suitors. That, and it gave Ody a place to rest, recuperate, and gain information.