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The wooers had been in Odysseus's house for around four years during his absence. Since Odysseus left for the Trojan War, they took advantage of his long absence, consuming his wealth and pursuing his wife, Penelope. Their presence highlights the challenges Odysseus faces upon his return, as he must reclaim his home and family from these unruly suitors.
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How many years had Penelope been putting off the wooers?
By the time her son went out to find his father Odysseus, she had been putting of the wooers for three, almost four years.
How many years had Penelope been to weave the robe and put off the wooers?
3 years
When Penelope first saw Odysseus sitting by the tall pillar after all the wooers had been slain why was she reserved and hesitant?
Because she didn't know if it was actually him, people came to her all the time with lies about Odysseus
How many years had Penelope been able to weave the robe and put off the wooers?
3 years
How many years has Odysseus been Calypso's prisoner?
Odysseus stays with Calypso [The Hider] on Ogygia for seven years.
How many years had the wooers been in the Odysseus palace?
3
How many years had the wooers been in Odysseus's palace?
3
How many years had Penelope been putting off the wooers?
By the time her son went out to find his father Odysseus, she had been putting of the wooers for three, almost four years.
How many years had Penelope been to weave the robe and put off the wooers?
3 years
When Penelope first saw Odysseus sitting by the tall pillar after all the wooers had been slain why was she reserved and hesitant?
Because she didn't know if it was actually him, people came to her all the time with lies about Odysseus
How many years had Penelope been able to weave the robe and put off the wooers?
3 years
What task were none of the wooers able to preform?
The suitors were challenged to string Odysseus' bow and then shoot an arrow through 12 axes. None of the suitors are able to accomplish this; the bow of Odysseus had never been strung by anyone besides him. An old man was able to accomplish it; however it was later revealed that the old man was Odysseus in disguise.
How many years has Odysseus been Calypso's prisoner?
Odysseus stays with Calypso [The Hider] on Ogygia for seven years.
How long has Odysseus been away from home?
Odysseus was away from his home 20 years
Had Telemachus been treated unfairly by the wooers?
yes
How many years had Penelope been putting off the wooers in the odyssey?
In Homer's "The Odyssey," Penelope had been putting off the suitors for about three years. She cleverly delays the suitors by claiming she must finish weaving a burial shroud for her father-in-law, Laertes. Each night, she secretly unravels her work, maintaining the ruse and holding off the suitors until Odysseus returns.
Where had Odysseus been when he was away for 20 years?
Odysseus was in Troy when he was away from Ithaca for 20 years. He was away from Troy for 10 years, and never revealed where he was at during that time.
