This was a rather interesting turn of events. A seasoned veteran of a beggar, Iros, doesn't like Odysseus moving in on his begging territory. He challenges him to a fight believing Odysseus to be an older man than he. But Odysseus easily takes care of him. Doesn't kill him though. He shows restraint.
Now the suitors toast to Odysseus' victory. Odysseus takes a liking to one suitor in particular who actually isn't that bad. He tries to convince him of the benefits of leaving. But he can't seem to leave. Athena has marked him for death or something like that.
Athena then encourages Penelope to go ask the suitors to give her gifts so she can choose one to marry. The suitors make their way outside to dance with music. Odysseus then gets into it with one of the suitors. He tries throwing a stool at him, but misses an hits another servant instead. Then Telemachos comes out to take control. Much to everyone's surprise.
That's it for this post. Actually....wait a minute. As a small side note: I bowled a 168 tonight. That's my personal best. I'm pretty happy. Who else likes to bowl? What's your best score? Hope to hear back from many people. Bye.
wow...thanks for clearing this up. i got really confused while reading this. love your summaries keep posting! ;-) -A
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