They were courting Odysseus' wife, Penelope. They ate much of Odysseus' food stores, drank his wine, and slaughtered his livestock, behaving as poor guests.
Odysseus killed the suitors because the suitors raided his palace, tried to take his wife Penelope, steal his property, threatened the royal family of Ithaca and because they were a great threat to Ithaca.
Telemachus sailed away on swift winds, and the suitors were unable to catch him either when he left Ithaca or when he returned.
In the Odyssey, the suitors who have been courting Penelope, Odysseus' wife, are killed by Odysseus upon his return to Ithaca. Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, challenges the suitors to a contest and then reveals his true identity before taking revenge on them for their disrespect and attempts to take over his home.
Odysseus had reasons for slaying the Suitors for two main reasons. One was for disrespecting him and his household. Two for being disloyal to Odysseus as ruler of Ithaca, in attempts to displace him by taking his wife.
he pretended it was a wedding by playing music so the people of Ithaca would think that the commotion was just from the wedding.
Telemachus decides to leave Ithaca to gather news of his father. Antinuous and the other suitors arrange for some of the suitors to follow Telemachus from Ithaca and kill him on the seas.
Odysseus killed the suitors because the suitors raided his palace, tried to take his wife Penelope, steal his property, threatened the royal family of Ithaca and because they were a great threat to Ithaca.
The ambush of suitors waiting in Ithaca
B/c the suitors wanted to stay when they ate the lotus plants
Telemachus sailed away on swift winds, and the suitors were unable to catch him either when he left Ithaca or when he returned.
Odysseus kills 108 suitors upon his return to Ithaca in the epic poem "The Odyssey" by Homer.
Odysseus must face 108 suitors in his hall upon his return to Ithaca. These suitors have been pursuing his wife, Penelope, and causing trouble in his absence.
Telemachus blames the suitors and their disrespectful behavior towards his mother Penelope and their abuse of his father's hospitality for the problems in Ithaca. He feels that they are responsible for the chaos and disorder in his household.
So he doesn't get killed by the suitors
Suiting.
Peace finally returns to Ithaca in "The Odyssey" when Odysseus reveals his true identity and defeats the suitors who have been vying for his wife Penelope's hand in marriage. With the help of his son Telemachus and some loyal servants, Odysseus is able to reclaim his throne and restore order to his kingdom. After the suitors are vanquished, harmony is once again established in Ithaca.
Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca in the 13th book of the Odyssey.