The hero Odysseus in Homer's epic from Greek mythology
Book Twenty-Two
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Antinous, ringleader of the suitors, is just lifting a drinking cup when Odysseus puts an arrow through his throat.
The goatherd sneaks out and comes back with shields and spears for the suitors, but now Athena appears. She sends the suitors' spearthrusts wide, as Odysseus, Telemachus and the two faithful herdsmen strike with volley after volley of lances. They finish off the work with swords. Those of the housemaids who had consorted with the suitors are hung by the neck in the courtyard, while the treacherous goatherd is chopped to bits. |
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| shields and spears At his father's instigation, Telemachus had taken the precaution of removing the decorative armaments from the walls and storing them away. |
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 Featuring the hero Odysseus in Homer's epic from Greek mythology
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Book Twenty-Two
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Antinous, ringleader of the suitors, is just lifting a drinking cup when Odysseus puts an arrow through his throat.
The goatherd sneaks out and comes back with shields and spears for the suitors, but now Athena appears. She sends the suitors' spearthrusts wide, as Odysseus, Telemachus and the two faithful herdsmen strike with volley after volley of lances. They finish off the work with swords. Those of the housemaids who had consorted with the suitors are hung by the neck in the courtyard, while the treacherous goatherd is chopped to bits. |
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| shields and spears At his father's instigation, Telemachus had taken the precaution of removing the decorative armaments from the walls and storing them away. |