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Because they didn't want to be embarrassed that a man who was dressed in rags could beat them at it.
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Why Telemachus is a hero?
he make a plan and trick his mother but for a good cause penelope telemachus's mother ask the suitors to string the bow and shoot through twelve hoops but none of them could do it then the old beggar ask for a chance and the old beggar reveal his identity and kill the suitors.
Who is Antonous in The Odyssey?
Antonous is one of the suitors trying to win over Penelope in Odysseus's absence, whom Odysseus later kills when he is in the form of a beggar, with a powerful bow at his disposal.
When beggar wanted to try to bend the bow how did antinous react?
Antinous told the beggar that he was already lucky to have dined equally among the men, and having been allowed to listen to the suitors' conversations. Antinous accuses him of drinking too much wine.
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 competition with the suitors does the disguised Odysseus win?
Odysseus fights the local beggar, Irus. This determines which of the beggars can stay at the table. Arnaeus was the beggar's real name, but Irus was what people called him.
List at least five images or events from Odysseus battle with the suitors?
-Odysseus is dressed as a beggar -He taps on his bow, as termites might have housed in his old bow. -Odysseus flung his string on the bow; it made a vibration that sounded like a hum to a swallow's song. -He was sitting on a stool while doing this. -Everyone around Odysseus, while he was standing in glory with the bow, was jealous and in awe.
How did Odysseus get rid if the suitors?
He shot them with a bow and arrow.
The one who thinks the bow will kill the suitors?
Melanthius
Who does Penelope expect to win the bow contest?
The Beggar
How did Antinous react when the beggar wanted to try to bend the bow?
Antinous told the beggar that he was already lucky to have dined equally among the men, and having been allowed to listen to the suitors' conversations. Antinous accuses him of drinking too much wine.
Who did Odysseus shoot?
Odysseus shot the suitors with his bow and arrows.
When the swineherd was carrying the bow to the beggar how did the wooers react?
They harrsed
