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Penelope asks Anticlea to move her bed to another room. Since the bed is built into an oak tree, this implied that the bed had either been heavily damaged so that it could be moved, or that the fine bed that Odysseus had crafted himself had been destroyed and replaced.
In "The Odyssey," Odysseus becomes angry at Penelope when she tests him by pretending not to recognize him upon his return home. He is hurt by her skepticism and questions about his identity after enduring a long and challenging journey to return to her.
Telemachus is angry with Penelope, his mother, because she is neither rejecting the suitors who want to marry her nor telling them to leave. So, the suitors are eating and drinking from Telemachu's home since four years and wasting all their wealth. Thus, Telemachus is angry.
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How does Odysseus describe Penelope's attitude toward him?
Raging and mad
Penelope's test of Odysseus in Book 23 of the Odyssey?
Penelope was talking to Odysseus and told her maid to move Odysseus' bed so this beggar (odysseus) could stay the night. (Odysseus' bed was made from an oak tree and would be almost impossible to move.) Therefore, Odysseus got really mad and thought she was living with another man who was very strong and could move it. Penelope then knew for sure that this was Odysseus.
What can you say about the love of Penelope to Odysseus?
Penelope's love for Odysseus is unwavering and steadfast. Despite his long absence, she remains faithful and devoted to him, demonstrating patience, loyalty, and enduring love throughout his prolonged journey back home. Her steadfast commitment and enduring love for Odysseus are key themes in Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey."
Is Odysseus married?
Yes, he's married to Penelope. Odysseus and Penelope have a son, Telemachus. Odysseus tells Penelope, "You must promise me, if I don't come back by the time Telemachus has a beard, you must marry." Penelope promises. Odysseus, still alive after 20 years, comes back to Ithaca to find suitors (men who are trying to marry Penelope) all over his home. Penelope knew he was still alive after 20 years, but people kept telling her he was dead. Suitors are very mean. Athena discuises Odysseus as an old beggar, and he, and telemachus go to their house. Penelope doesn't know it's odyssus. she tells Odysseus (the "beggar") that he still loves Odysseus and promised that she'd marry when telemachus had a beard. he had a beard now. so she held a contest to pick a husband. the contest was to string Odysseus's box & shoot an arrow through 12 ax handles. all the suitors failed to string the bow. Odysseus, the beggar, strung the box, and shot it through the 12 ax handles. he, and telemachus, killed the suitors. Athena turned Odysseus back into his old self after he killed the suitors. Penelope didn't know if it was really Odysseus, so she told the maids to remove their bed from their tree & into another room. Odysseus got mad, since right after he left for troy, he built their house & bed around a tree. Their bed was basically their symbol. Penelope then realized it was really Odysseus. Penelope & Odysseus were then reunited with each other again. Hope I helped! (:
Why did Odysseus want the messenger to think he had gone mad?
Why did Odysseus want the messenger to think he had gone mad?
Which god remained mad at Odysseus until Odysseus arrived back in Ithaca?
Poseidon. Truth be told, Poseidon remained mad at Odysseus far after Odysseus arrived at Ithaca and only partially forgave Odysseus after Odysseus built a shrine to the ocean god.
Who uncovered that Odysseus was faking his madness?
Odysseus never pretended to be mad or crazy?
What foolish thing does Odysseus do?
he shouts to posiedon and is bragging about how great he is which makes posiedon more mad and swear he will never go back to Ithica .
What foolish things does Odysseus?
he shouts to posiedon and is bragging about how great he is which makes posiedon more mad and swear he will never go back to Ithica .
Which god remained mad at odysseus?
Poseidon
Did Polyphemus kill Odysseus?
yes polyphemus was mad odysseus and stabed him with a carving nife :)
What did Poseidon have against Odysseus?
Nothing, he wasn't mad at him AT ALL!
