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Odysseus punished the twelve maid servants who had been disloyal with a death sentence. Twelve of all the fifty servants had become unfaithful and disloyal to him.

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In the book The Odyssey how did Odysseus kill the suitors?

Odysseus had asked his son to lock the armory so that the suitors cannot defend themselves. After successfully shooting an arrow through the holes of the twelve axes, Odysseus shoots Antinous in the throat, and the suitors realize who the beggar - Odysseus - is. They try to flee, then attempt to get Odysseus away from the door so that they can escape. While Odysseus continues to shoot the suitors down, his son, Telemachus, gets spears and shields from the armory. After Odysseus runs out of arrows, he and his son use the spears to kill the suitors. They are helped by two servants. Eventually, Athena, goddess of war, makes her presence known in the form of a shield, and the suitors give up hope, and are slaughtered. Odysseus had killed 108 men, including 12 servants who had betrayed Odysseus (the maids had slept with the suitors, and a servant had mocked Odysseus when he was a beggar).


What are Odysseus' twelve tasks?

Odysseus did not have specifically have 12 tasks, set apart from the rest. You are probably thinking of Hercules.


How did Odysseus convince his father of his identity?

he shot an arrow through twelve axes


How does Odysseus survive the Laestrygonian attack?

The giants ate many of Odysseus' men and destroyed eleven of his twelve ships by launching rocks from high cliffs. Odysseus' ship was not destroyed as it was hidden in a cove near shore. Everyone on Odysseus' ship survived.


What had Odysseus received from maron at Ismarus before the meeting with the cyclops?

Maron gives Odysseus "seven talents of fine gold, and a bowl of silver, with twelve jars of sweet wine, unblended."

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In the book The Odyssey how did Odysseus kill the suitors?

Odysseus had asked his son to lock the armory so that the suitors cannot defend themselves. After successfully shooting an arrow through the holes of the twelve axes, Odysseus shoots Antinous in the throat, and the suitors realize who the beggar - Odysseus - is. They try to flee, then attempt to get Odysseus away from the door so that they can escape. While Odysseus continues to shoot the suitors down, his son, Telemachus, gets spears and shields from the armory. After Odysseus runs out of arrows, he and his son use the spears to kill the suitors. They are helped by two servants. Eventually, Athena, goddess of war, makes her presence known in the form of a shield, and the suitors give up hope, and are slaughtered. Odysseus had killed 108 men, including 12 servants who had betrayed Odysseus (the maids had slept with the suitors, and a servant had mocked Odysseus when he was a beggar).


What are Odysseus' twelve tasks?

Odysseus did not have specifically have 12 tasks, set apart from the rest. You are probably thinking of Hercules.


Why did Odysseus and twelve of his men enter the cyclopes cave?

to get the golden fleece


How did Odysseus convince his father of his identity?

he shot an arrow through twelve axes


How does Odysseus survive the Laestrygonian attack?

The giants ate many of Odysseus' men and destroyed eleven of his twelve ships by launching rocks from high cliffs. Odysseus' ship was not destroyed as it was hidden in a cove near shore. Everyone on Odysseus' ship survived.


How many men return to the ship with Odysseus after the Cyclops' episode?

Six of the twelve original men remain.


What did Odysseus do after he sent the arrows through the sockets of twelve axe heads?

He proceeded to kill all the wooers.


What had Odysseus received from maron at Ismarus before the meeting with the cyclops?

Maron gives Odysseus "seven talents of fine gold, and a bowl of silver, with twelve jars of sweet wine, unblended."


How did Odysseus reclaim kingdom?

Odysseus reclaimed his kingdom of Ithaca by first disguising himself as a beggar to assess the situation at home, where suitors were vying for his wife Penelope's hand. With the help of his son Telemachus, loyal servants, and the goddess Athena, he devised a plan to defeat the suitors. After revealing his identity, he challenged them to a contest of skill, successfully stringing his bow and shooting an arrow through twelve axes. Ultimately, he slaughtered the suitors and restored order to his household and kingdom.


How many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow?

he must shoot through the rings of twelve (12) axes in a row


How many men did Odysseus take into Polyphemus' cave?

Odysseus took twelve men into Polythemus' cave besides himself.


The test of the great bow?

Penelope, Odysseus's' wife, tell the suitors that are courting her that whoever is able to string Odysseus's' bow and arrow and makes the arrow through all twelve axe tops may marry her