Athena warns Telemachus that he must return home soon to prevent the suitors from marrying his mother. She also warns that the suitors are planning to kill him upon his return so she gives him a route that he must take when he returns to Ithica. He must go first to Eumaeus, and he will tell Penelope that her son is home safe. Telemachus prepares to leave immediately after waking up, and his hosts give him great gifts and send he and his men on their way. Before departing, an eagle carrying a goose swoops down near Telemachus. His hostess, Helen, says it is an omen that Odysseus is going to come back and get revenge on the suitors. Meanwhile Telemachus and his men board their ship and sail to Ithica. Upon arriving in Ithica in the morning, Telemachus takes the separate route to Eumaeus just as Athena told him to do, and his men go on up to the city. Before his men depart from Telemachus, however, they all see a hawk carrying a dove in its talons fly by and is said to be Odysseus which gives Telemachus confidence.
No comments:
Post a Comment