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What must the suitors in order to win the archery contest?
string the bow
Whose bow did king janaka make each of Sita's suitors try to string?
lord shiva
How does Odysseus get revenge on the suitors?
Not only does he emasculate the suitors by being the only one able to string his bow and shoot the arrow through the axes, he kills every last one.
What contest does Penelope devise to test the suitors?
Penelope had over a hundred suitors.Antinous was the lead suitor and the richest and most arrogant of them.Eurymachus was the second leading suitor, who was more elegant in speech.Amphinomous was a man of good understanding.Agelaus, son of Damastor.EurynomousAmphimedonDemoptolemusPisanderEurydamasPolybusEuryadesElatusCtessipusLeocritus...
What difficult task does Penelope propose for her suitors?
She told her suitors that whoever can string Odysseus's rigid bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axe shafts may have her hand. -Cj
What is Penelope's plan to test the suitors?
Penelope says it's time to see which one of the suitors can string Odysseus bow and shoot an arrow through a dozen lined up axes.
What is the suitors' reaction when Odysseus still in disguise takes up the bow?
Some were afraid that Odysseus might string the bow. Antinous accuses Odysseus of being drunk and having had too much wine. Eventually Telemachus dissipates their protests by threatening to throw stones at Eumaeus if he does not bring the bow to Odysseus; this causes the suitors to laugh heartily.
What is Odysseus able to do that the suitors cannot do?
Odysseus is able to string his bow, after all the suitors have tried and failed. Odysseus is also able to win Penelope's heart, kill all the suitors, and have the love and respect of the gods, in particular Athena.
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.
In the Odyssey What contest does Penelope come up with?
For the suitors to string a bow through twelve loops. Though she only knows that Odysseus can do it.
Why does Odysseus string the bow?
Odysseus strings the bow for several reasons:To win the contest.To prove himself still worthy of Penelope.To prove himself superior to Penelope's suitors, and possibly help intimidate them.To provide himself with a weapon with which to kill the suitors.
Antinous says none of the suitors can string the bow for what reason?
The men think that Odysseus is a stranger, someone else.
