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Summary:  (Sarah A)
Odysseus refused to sleep in a regular bed so he lays down on a sheep skin and he can't sleep. Athene appears to him while he's trying to sleep. He asks her how to get his hands on the suitors since they are outnumbered and how he escapes vengeance if he kills the suitors. Athene tells him that they would succeed together no matter how many people wanted to kill them. She tells him to go to sleep. When Penelope wakes up from a dream where Odysseus was next to her in bed, she prays to Artemis because she wants to either die or go to the avenging furies. She can't stand having to marry a man lesser than Odysseus. The suitors decide to scratch their plan in killing Telemachus because a bird of omen flies over on their left telling them that they would fail. So, when Odysseus is back with the suitors in the palace, Ctesippus takes a cow hoof throws it at Odysseus and he dodges it. Telemachus says that it was good the cow hoof didn't hit Odysseus because he would have killed Ctesippus with a spear if he had. And when they are eating dinner, Theoclymenus sees the suitors looking like they are about to go to the halls of Hades (a.k.a. die).



Pg.266 (Hospitality) When Odysseus is going to sleep in the portico, Eurynome puts a blanket over him Pg.274 (Development of Telemachus) Telemachus threatens to run one of the suitors through his sword after one of the suitors threw a cow hoof at Odysseus. Pg.274 (Hospitality) Telemachus is urging his mother to make her choice and marry again and promises her a generous settlement.

Locations Traveled (and mentioned): (Jasmine) The palace Mount Olympus is talked about

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Study Guide Questions:
Who appears to Odysseus when he can’t sleep? (Eliza) Athene What are the two problems Odysseus asks her about? (Eliza) -How he can get his hands on the suitors -If he does kill them, where should he go to escape vengeance Who does Penelope pray to when she wakes up? Why? (Eliza) Artemis, because she wants to either be dead or to be swept away to an island where she doesn't have to worry about anything. She wants to leave Earth with Odysseus' image in her heart.

Why is Penelope so upset? (Eliza) She keeps having bad dreams when she is asleep and she can't deal with the grief and heartache anymore.

What omen does the woman in the mill pray about? (Lea) The omen is that all the suitors will be killed.

What does Odysseus tell the cowherd? (Lea) Odysseus tells him that he can be trusted and that he is a good and thoughtful man.  He tells him that Odysseus will be back before he leaves and he promised this and swears by Zeus and all other gods.

Why do the suitors think that their plot to kill Telemachus won’t succeed? (Lea) They dont think that there plan will work because of the omen that had just happened that an eagle flies to the left of her with a dove in its talons.

What does Ctesippus throw at Odysseus? (Lea) Ctesippus throws a cows hoof but Odysseus avoids it. What omen does Theoclymenus see at the table? (Lea) Blood was everywhere.