Book 22
Odysseus threw off his rags and threw his arrows on the floor
He then tells the suitors that they will die
He asks Apollo for his shot to be true and shoots Antinous in the neck as he went to
take a drink from his golden two handled beaker
Antinous had no idea that this would happen because he underestimated the beggar
His life blood gushed from his nose in a jet
When the suitors saw this, they began to shout and search for weapons
They turned to Odysseus in fury
They say that he will die now in revenge, promising that for killing Antinous vultures
will eat him
It did not occur to them that they would be the ones to die
Odysseus gave them a black look and listed out what they had done:
o Raped his maids
o Fleeced his house
o Courted Penelope
The colour drained from them as they realised their fate and they searched for
sanctuary
Eurymachus then blame all the deeds on Antinous in an attempt to escape death
Odysseus then says to Eurymachus that he can either run and hide or fight him and
he promises that no suitor will escape alive
Eurymachus then says to the suitors that they will stand and fight as one and then
raise the alarm through the town
He then drew his double-edged bronze sword and leapt at Odysseus
At the same time, Odysseus shot him in the neck with an arrow
Amphinomus attacked next but Telemachus killed him with a spear to the breast
Telemachus then says that he will go and get protection weapons
o 4 shields
o 8 spears
o 4 bronze helmets
He and their allies then armed themselves
While Odysseys still had arrows, he shot as many suitors as possible until their
bodies lay in piles
When he ran out of arrows, he put on his armour and grabbed two stout spears
Agelaus then asked Melanthius if they could escape and raise the alarm but
Melanthius said no as the passage out is too narrow
Melanthius then went to get protection weapons for the suitors
Odysseus is shocked to find the suitors have weapons and blames the maids or
Melanthius
Telemachus says that it is his fault for leaving the storeroom door open
Odysseus orders Eumaeus and the cowherd to tie Melanthius up and chuck him in
the storeroom until later
Athene, disguised as Mentor, appears
Odysseus cheers and beckons her over, knowing her to be Athene but the suitors
jeer and try to win her over to her side, promising to kill her if she does not
Athene then turned into a swallow and sat in the rafters of the hall
Odysseus threw off his rags and threw his arrows on the floor
He then tells the suitors that they will die
He asks Apollo for his shot to be true and shoots Antinous in the neck as he went to
take a drink from his golden two handled beaker
Antinous had no idea that this would happen because he underestimated the beggar
His life blood gushed from his nose in a jet
When the suitors saw this, they began to shout and search for weapons
They turned to Odysseus in fury
They say that he will die now in revenge, promising that for killing Antinous vultures
will eat him
It did not occur to them that they would be the ones to die
Odysseus gave them a black look and listed out what they had done:
o Raped his maids
o Fleeced his house
o Courted Penelope
The colour drained from them as they realised their fate and they searched for
sanctuary
Eurymachus then blame all the deeds on Antinous in an attempt to escape death
Odysseus then says to Eurymachus that he can either run and hide or fight him and
he promises that no suitor will escape alive
Eurymachus then says to the suitors that they will stand and fight as one and then
raise the alarm through the town
He then drew his double-edged bronze sword and leapt at Odysseus
At the same time, Odysseus shot him in the neck with an arrow
Amphinomus attacked next but Telemachus killed him with a spear to the breast
Telemachus then says that he will go and get protection weapons
o 4 shields
o 8 spears
o 4 bronze helmets
He and their allies then armed themselves
While Odysseys still had arrows, he shot as many suitors as possible until their
bodies lay in piles
When he ran out of arrows, he put on his armour and grabbed two stout spears
Agelaus then asked Melanthius if they could escape and raise the alarm but
Melanthius said no as the passage out is too narrow
Melanthius then went to get protection weapons for the suitors
Odysseus is shocked to find the suitors have weapons and blames the maids or
Melanthius
Telemachus says that it is his fault for leaving the storeroom door open
Odysseus orders Eumaeus and the cowherd to tie Melanthius up and chuck him in
the storeroom until later
Athene, disguised as Mentor, appears
Odysseus cheers and beckons her over, knowing her to be Athene but the suitors
jeer and try to win her over to her side, promising to kill her if she does not
Athene then turned into a swallow and sat in the rafters of the hall
