It had been twenty years so she had doubts.
Penelope was worried that someone was fooling her, perhaps a god, into thinking Odysseus had returned home alive. To be gone twenty years and then return home then was very unlikely.
Not really. That is why he wanted to get back home at any price.
Odysseus and his son slaughter them when Odysseus gets home.
In The Odyssey, going home was Odysseus' ultimate goal. He had been away at war for years, and he desperately missed his wife, Penelope. Odysseus knew Penelope may have believed him to be dead, so he needed to get back to her.
odysseus land was full of suitors try to marry odysseus wife penelope
In Homer's Odyssey, the beggar Odysseus relays a message to Penelope through Eumaeus that Odysseus will soon return and reclaim his home from the suitors. This message serves as a sign of hope and reassurance to Penelope, affirming that Odysseus is alive and on his way back to her.
In Odysseus's journey, he always has a longing to return home to his son and beloved wife, penelope
Although Eurycleia is considered Odysseus' mistress, she tells Penelope that her husband is home from Troy
Believing Odysseus dead, suitors ostensibly wooing Penelope descended on Odysseus' home, and began eating and drinking him out of house and home.
odysseus feared he would never return home and that he would never see his wife penelope
The men gathered there are suitors and they want to marry Penelope, Odysseus' wife.
In Odysseus's absence, his home in Ithaca is overrun by suitors vying for his wife Penelope's hand in order to claim his estate. The suitors disrespect the house, consume its resources, and mistreat Odysseus's son Telemachus. Penelope remains faithful to Odysseus and holds out hope for his return.