Chapter 2. Very nice one. Full of deceit, planning and good wine. Hey there again. Let's get to it.
Telemachus holds an assembly to discuss his house guest problem. He makes a very nice speech. Almost everyone is with him. Then Antinous, don't really know who this guy is, decides to open his mouth. He starts saying that this is all his mother's fault. He insists that she needs to finally pick a suitor instead of leading them all on. Yep. Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I shall put up with. Onto something else.
It's actually pretty cool. Penelope is about as devious and quick-witted as her husband. She promised to choose a suitor once she had finished weaving a shroud for her father. But what she didn't tell them is that she would go back and undo her work every night. That way she never finishes. Go Penelope!
But they find out. Now they're angry and impatient. So we move on. Telemachus wants vengeance from the gods on these unwanted house guests. But enough for now. He has places to go.
Athena helps to set up everything he needs. She gets him a ship and crew. He must make trips to Pylos and Sparta. I'm not really sure why the gods are making him do this. Now he's off on the wine-blue sea. Anyone else hear "East Bound and Down" by Jerry Reed playing. That ship could use a radio. That's all for now. See you later. Bye.
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