Odyssey+22

Chapter 22 - The Battle in the Hall
By Marissa Egloff, Annie Cleary and Julia Paulk

Summary:
Odysseus kills Antinous with an arrow before the suitors realize what is happening. The suitors are momentarily confused as they think the shooting is an accident. Odysseus reveals his identity and the suitors become frightened because they have no way out. Eurymachus tries to reason with Odysseus claiming that Antionus was the only bad one among them but Odysseus intends to kill all of them. Eurymachus attacks Odysseus but he is killed by another arrow. Telemachus goes to the store room to get more weapons to arm Eumeaus and Philoetius but he forgets to lock the door. Melanthius goes to the store room too, to get weapons for the suitors. On his next trip to the store room, Eumeaus and Philoetius find him and tie up and lock him in the store room. There is a full battle in the palace. Athene shows up disguised as a mentor to support Odysseus, she does not join the fight but tests Odysseus's strength. Odysseus and his men kill several suitors and finally Athene joins the battle and it ends quickly. Odysseus leaves the two suitors Phemius and Madon alive. Odysseus has Eurycleia come out and round up the disloyal servant woman who have to clean up the battle mess before they are sent out and killed. Odysseys tells Telemachus to kill them with a sword but he decided to hang them instead. The traitor Malenthius is the last one killed and Odysseus has the house fumigated.

Homeric Hero
Justice
 * Page 287, The method in which Odysseus chooses to kill Antinous
 * Page 290, How Odysseus was always prepared before the suitors in battle. " But at the same moment the good Odysseus let an arrow fly, which struck him on the breast".
 * Page 290, The way that Telemachus was prepared for battle, just like his father.

Loyalty Divine Intervention
 * Page 287, The suitors wanted to receive justice from Odysseus by killing him
 * Page 288, The suitors were so fearful of Odysseus that they offered to give repay him everything
 * Page 298, Odysseus believes that it is the suitors own fault that they are going to be killed. " An now their own transgressions have brought them to this ignominious death"
 * Page 298, Odysseus receives justice on the maids by making them clean up from the battle and killing them.
 * Page 287, The suitors have become loyal to one another
 * Page 290, Telemachus in loyal to Odysseus in getting him armor from the store-room
 * Page 292, Melanthius is loyal to Odysseus
 * Page 296-297, Odysseus and Telemachus are loyal to Medon and Phemius by not killing them

Disguise
 * Page 293, Athene approaches Odysseus as Mentor to help him
 * Page 294, Athene did not grant him victory, but courage instead

Growth and Development of Odysseus Homeric Similes
 * Page 293, Athene comes disguised as Mentor
 * Page 293, Odysseus is described as not being the man he was when he fought in the Trojan War nine years ago


 * Page 295
 * Page 297

Locations Traveled (and mentioned):

 * Ithaca

Study Guide Questions:
**Who does Odysseus kill first? - ** The first person that Odysseus kills is Antinous.

** What does Eurymachus argue when Odysseus tells them who he is? - ** Eurymuchus says that it was all Antinous fault, Odysseus did nothing wrong.

** What choice does Odysseus offer the men? -** Odysseus says that the men can run and see if they will catch him or they can just fit him.

** What does Telemachus run off to do? - ** Telemachus ran off because he went to get armor ( a couple of spears and a bronze helmet) for him and his father.

** What does Melanthius do to help the suitors fight? - ** Melanthius is going to get them the armor and Odysseus and his son had hidden.

** What do the servants do to him in return? - ** Eumaeus ties up Melanthius on the pillars with rope.

** Who does Athene disguise herself as to help out during the fight? -** She disguises herself as a warrior goddess.

** What does she turn into after encouraging Odysseus? - ** After she encourages Odysseus she disguises herself as swallow.

**Who does Telemachus want to spare?** - Telemachus wants to spare Medon and Phemius.

 **Why does Odysseus summon Eurycleia?** **- ** Odysseus summons Eurycleia to see which of the women were disloyal and which of the women who are innocent.

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**What happens to the women servants who were not loyal to Odysseus?** - The women who are not loyal have to carry out the dead bodies, clean the house and are killed. ======