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- The suitors enter, once again plotting Telemachus’s murder. Amphinomus convinces them to call it off, however, when a portent of doom appears in the form of an eagle carrying a dove in its talons. But Athena keeps the suitors antagonistic all through dinner to prevent Odysseus’s anger from losing its edge.
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But Athena keeps the suitors antagonistic all through dinner to prevent Odysseus’s anger from losing its edge. Ctesippus, a wealthy and arrogant suitor, throws a cow’s hoof at Odysseus, in response to which Telemachus threatens to run him through with his sword.
Athena keeps the suitors antagonistic all through dinner to keep Odysseus angry instead of getting comfortable.
Athena keeps the suitors antagonistic all through dinner to prevent Odysseus's anger from losing its edge.
Although she reassures Odysseus during the battle with the suitors, she does not become fully involved, preferring instead to watch Odysseus fight and prevail on his own. She also often helps Telemachus—as when she sends him off to Pylos and Sparta to earn a name for himself—but she has the most affection for Odysseus.
To further rouse Odysseus’s anger, Athena compels the suitors to loosen their restraint. As a result, they mock Odysseus again, and a suitor named Ctesippus throws an ox-foot at him.
Athena makes the suitors break into irrational, hysterical laugher. The seer Theoclymenus points out dark omens: blood on the walls, ghosts at the doors, a mist that covers the sun. The suitors mock the seer and insult the king once again. Athena continues to exacerbate the behavior of the suitors.
Jan 11, 2022 · La disguised as Mentor, Athena protects the young man and leads him on a journey of self-discovery to prevent the suitors’ scheme against him. She encourages his growth as they journey towards Pylos, allowing the young prince to immerse himself with leaders of other islands.
