The Odyssey, Book 17: riassunto
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In Book 17, Telemachus returns to Penelope, while Ulysses enters his own house disguised as a beggar and endures insults from Melanthius and violence from Antinous. Argos recognizes his master and dies, and Penelope requests a meeting with the stranger, which he postpones until sundown to avoid the suitors.
Cosa succede
- Telemachus greets Penelope, reports what Menelaus says about Ulysses, and brings home Theoclymenus, who declares that Ulysses is already in Ithaca.
- Eumaeus leads Ulysses toward town, where Melanthius insults them and kicks Ulysses, who restrains himself.
- Outside the house, the neglected Argos recognizes Ulysses and dies after his master secretly wipes away a tear.
- Ulysses begs from the suitors, and Antinous throws a footstool that strikes his back without making him stagger.
- Penelope condemns the attack and summons the stranger, but accepts his request to speak privately after sunset.
- Eumaeus returns to his pigs after warning Telemachus, while the suitors continue their entertainment as evening approaches.
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Ulysses exposes Antinous's refusal to share wealth that belongs to someone else. The rebuke provokes the attack with the footstool.
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Why does Ulysses ask to delay his conversation with Penelope until sundown?
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