Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Odysseus, Peisistratos, Aegisthus
3 Feb 2013
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He is saddened by the death of aigisthos (done by orestes). Aigisthos had married the wife of atreus" son = agamemnon, and murdered him on his homecoming. He was warned not to 1) marry the wife and 2) murder the former husband by hermes (zeus" messenger). We find out immediately that oddysseus was detained by the queenly nymph kalypso, who wanted him as her husband. Also, poseidon plays a part (as god of the sea) buy making odysseus" travels very troublesome. Athena"s greater concern though is for odysseus who she feels is deserving of some help for a safe homecoming. She wants to send hermes to the nymph to have odysseus released. Athena has now decided to go visit odysseus" son, She is disguised as a man named mentes. Telemachus sees mentes and invites him to stay for supper, while saying that afterwards he would like to know who mentes is, his purpose, possible news of odysseus through mentes, etc.
