Top Three Significant Scenes in Book 24
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- Hermes leads the souls of the suitors down and throughout the Underworld. They pass by Achilles and Agamemnon who are arguing about who had a more honorable death
- "[I] stirred and led them on and the ghosts trailed after [me] with thin cries as bats cry." (24. 5-7)
- I had a more honorable death, I died in the battle fields of Troy!
- At last, Odysseus nears his father's farm to unveil himself to his father. He is aware that his father has endured hardships during his absence. Moved by the reunion, Laertes warmly embraces his son, expressing his deep gratitude to the gods. Moreover, the servants of Odysseus mark their master's homecoming with tears and a feast in honor of him returning.
- "Father- I am your son- myself, the man you're seeking, home after twenty years, on native ground at last! Hold back your tears, your grief. Let me tell you the news, but we must hurry- I've cut the suitors down in our own house." (24. 359-363)
- Athena steps in to protect Thaca from descending into chaos when the suitors' relatives call for justice for their deaths. She orders calmness to be spread throughout Ithaca immediately, wielding her godly might to instill awe and fear in the gathering crowd. Now, Odysseus can live without fear of punishment for killing the suitors, due to what Athena commanded.
- "Hold back, you men of Ithaca, back from brutal war! Break off- shed no more blood- make peace at once!" (24. 584- 585)
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