ILS 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Odysseus, Eurycleia, Eumaeus
1 Sep 2016
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After odysseus lands on the shores of his native island, he goes into the hut of faithful servant eumaeus. He meets his son telemachus and reveals himself after eumaeus leaves. Sees argus, hunting dog, at the palace gate. Encounters an old nurse who recognizes him by his scars. Comes into his own halls, first disguised by athena as a beggar. Secret of the bed revealed (an olive tree trunk) His dad, laertes, recognizes him in his orchard. Zeus appears and stops the quarrel with the suitors" families. She"s the disguise master, she hides herself. Then she has a lying contest with odysseus. Many levels of deceit, but she allows him her help quite quickly. 20 years from the trojan war is literally how old he is now. His disguise is what he should look like. He might really look like the old beggar. Many doorways are guarded by dogs in odyssey. 7. gold & silver dogs at alcinous" palace.
