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    When Telemachus arrives at Eumaeus's hut, he meets Odysseus in disguise. Eumaeus tells Odysseus's story and suggests they stay at the palace, but Telemachus is afraid of the suitors. Alone in the hut, Athena appears to Odysseus and reveals his true identity to his son. They embrace and Odysseus plots with Telemachus to ambush the suitors by hiding weapons and attacking in disguise. Meanwhile, the suitors plot to kill Telemachus upon his return to the palace, though one suggests waiting for a sign from the gods first.

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    When Telemachus arrives at Eumaeus's hut, he meets Odysseus in disguise. Eumaeus tells Odysseus's story and suggests they stay at the palace, but Telemachus is afraid of the suitors. Alone in the hut, Athena appears to Odysseus and reveals his true identity to his son. They embrace and Odysseus plots with Telemachus to ambush the suitors by hiding weapons and attacking in disguise. Meanwhile, the suitors plot to kill Telemachus upon his return to the palace, though one suggests waiting for a sign from the gods first.

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    When Telemachus arrives at Eumaeus's hut, he meets Odysseus in disguise. Eumaeus tells Odysseus's story and suggests they stay at the palace, but Telemachus is afraid of the suitors. Alone in the hut, Athena appears to Odysseus and reveals his true identity to his son. They embrace and Odysseus plots with Telemachus to ambush the suitors by hiding weapons and attacking in disguise. Meanwhile, the suitors plot to kill Telemachus upon his return to the palace, though one suggests waiting for a sign from the gods first.

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    The Odyssey- Book 16: Father and Son

    Key Events

    • Telemachus returns to Ithica and meets with the Swine Herder, Eumaeus. Telemachus is

    greeted as both a king and a son by the pig herder. Here Telemachus meets Odysseus for

    the first time

    • Odysseus encounters Athena, who encourages him to reveal his identity to his son.

    Odysseus notices his son’s weakness and is flustered by it.

    • Telemachus can not even recognize his own father and at first does not even believe this

    stranger truly is the heralded Odysseus. It is not until after Athena transforms Odysseus

    into his younger self that he is recognized by his son as his father.

    • Odysseus comes up with a plan to rid Ithica of the suitors. Telemachus is skeptical of the

    plan but is then reassured by his father.

    o The plan is to, after Athena’s signal, round up all the weapons the suitors possess

    and hide them. After that task is completed Athena will confuse all the suitors

    with her mighty wit which will allow Odysseus and Telemachus, father and son,

    to kill all the suitors and restore the order of Ithica.

    • The Suitors, led by Amphinomus, plot to kill Telemachus upon his arrival to the castle.

    o The way Amphinomus justifies the murder is by suggesting that the Gods wish

    Telemachus to be murdered
    Key Ideas

    • Loyalty in uncommon people: Eumaeus, a swineherder (symbol of the lowest of the low)

    is also the most loyal to his Master, Odysseus, Telemachus, and the strangers he meets.

    • Sacred Duty of the Host: Eumaeus, following the sacred duty of the host, which is to

    feed, clothe, and shelter a stranger before asking his or her name, allows a stranger

    (Odysseus) to come in and live in his home, while he sleeps out with the pigs.

    • Honor the Gods: Odysseus gives all credit to Athena as well as the other many important

    and powerful Gods.

    • The need for a father: Telemachus admits his own weakness to his father and asks to be

    helped into being made a strong man.

    • Wit: Odysseus again shows off his cleverness in devising a plan to rid Ithica of the

    suitors.

    Summary

    When Telemachus reaches Eumaeus's hut, he finds the swineherd talking with a stranger

    (Odysseus in disguise). Eumaeus recounts Odysseus's story and suggests that the stranger stay

    with Telemachus at the palace. But Telemachus is afraid of what the suitors might do to them.

    Eumaeus thus goes to the palace alone to tell Penelope that her son has returned.

    When father and son are alone in the hut, Athena appears to Odysseus and calls him outside.

    When Odysseus reenters the hut, his old-man disguise is gone, and he stands in the pristine glory

    of his heroic person. At first, Telemachus cannot believe his eyes, but then the two embrace and
    weep. Odysseus recounts his trip with the Phaeacians and then begins plotting the overthrow of

    the suitors. He formulates a plan to launch a surprise attack from within the palace: Odysseus

    will enter disguised as a beggar and Telemachus will hide the palace's surplus arms where the

    suitors cannot easily reach them. The two of them will then seize the arms and slaughter the

    suitors.Before Eumaeus can give Penelope news of Telemachus's return, the messenger from the

    ship arrives and informs the entire palace that Telemachus has returned. The suitors, dejected that

    their plot has failed, huddle outside to plan their next move. Antinous recommends putting

    Telemachus to death before he can call an assembly at which the suitors' dirty schemes can be

    aired, but Amphinomus, one of the more thoughtful and well-behaved suitors, persuades the

    others to wait for a sign from the gods before doing anything so rash. Penelope later finds

    Antinous in the palace and denounces him for the plot against her son, the details of which

    Medon had overheard and revealed to her in Book 4. Eurymachus succeeds in calming Penelope

    down with his lies and false concern for the safety of Telemachus.

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