What epic similes are in book 21 of the odyssey?

Answer 1

Comparing the attackers to eagles striking smaller birds (22.313-320).

Answer 2

In book 21 of The Odyssey, one epic simile compares the suitors to a school of fish being caught by a fisherman, highlighting their helplessness. Another simile compares Odysseus to a lion attacking a herd of cattle, emphasizing his strength and fierce determination.

Answer 3

"But the man skilled in all ways of contending satisfied by the great bow's look and heft, like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly Odysseus in one motion strung the bow. Then slid his right hand down the word and plucked it, so the taut gut vibrating hummed and sang in a swallows note." (XXI, 460-469)