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The gods changed his race as a curse for his arrogance.

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Q: Why doesn't anyone recognize Odysseus when he returns to Ithaca?
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She disguised Odysseus as an old beggar, so he couldn't be recognized by anyone on Ithaca.


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Odysseus still wishes to set the stage for his return. He needs to determine if his wife Penelope is faithful and which of his staff are still loyal. Further he needs to set up a scenario where he is able to defeat all the suitors. Odysseus is not a man to blindly charge into his death; he prefers cunning.


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How does Odysseus test his wife to make sure that she has been faithful to him?

Odysseus returns home to his wife Penelope and their son after being away fighting and being shipwrecked to find a host of suitors all wanting to marry Penelope.So Odysseus dressed as a beggar and hung around the suitors so that he could see if anything untoward was taking place with anyone of them and Penelope,which of course there wasn't so Odysseus killed all of the suitors before declaring his presence to Penelope.


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