Why is Menelaos trapped on the island?
Finally, Proteus reveals that Menelaos is trapped at Pharos because he didn’t offer a proper sacrifice to Zeus before departing. The only way he can appease the now-angry god is by going to the Nile River and making them an offering.
How does Penelope react to the beggar getting a chance?
When the beggar/Odysseus asks for an unofficial chance at the bow, Penelope immediately counters Antinous’ objection. Dismissing the idea that the guest would claim her as his bride, she responds that by giving the wandering stranger a shot she is simply being hospitable.
What happens in chapter 21 of the Odyssey?
Summary: Book 21 Penelope gets Odysseus’s bow out of the storeroom and announces that she will marry the suitor who can string it and then shoot an arrow through a line of twelve axes. Telemachus sets up the axes and then tries his own hand at the bow, but fails in his attempt to string it.
Why did Helen drug the wine?
In the Odyssey, she uses a special drug to help her guests forget their sorrows. She [= Helen] put a drug into the wine from which they drank. It [= the drug] was against penthos [nē-penthes] and against anger [a-kholon]. It made one forget all bad things.
Why doesn’t Penelope believe that the beggar is Odysseus?
She recognizes the beggar as her long lost husband and chooses not to unveil his true identity. Penelope does this because she realized that her husband would be in danger, in his current surroundings, if she was to reveal who he really was. Therefore she acts as if she does not know the beggar is Odysseus.
How does Odysseus prove to Penelope that he is her husband?
When Odysseus returns, Penelope doesn’t recognize him and cannot be sure that Odysseus is really who he says he is. She tests Odysseus by ordering her servant Eurycleia to move their marriage bed.
What happens in Book 22 of the Odyssey?
In Book 22 of The Odyssey, Odysseus reveals his true identity to everyone and begins slaughtering the suitors. Telemachus goes to get more weapons and leaves the storeroom unlocked by mistake, allowing the suitors to arm themselves. The goddess Athena shows up disguised as Mentor, Odysseus’s old friend.
How is Helen described in the Odyssey?
In “The Odyssey”, Helen is shown as living happily with Menelaus after he brought her back from Sparta. She is portrayed as an intelligent person who sees things for what they truly are, but is mostly reserved to wifely duties.