Book 22 The Battle in the Hall

• Which one of the Suitors does Odysseus kill first?

  Antinous
• What was the other Suitors' reaction to Antinous's death?

  They thought Odysseus had killed him by accident
• How does Eurymachus justify the Suitors' actions?

  He tells Odysseus that Antinous was responsible for all their actions
• How does Amphinomus demonstrate the fact that he isn't one of the "good" Suitors in Book 22?

  By attacking Odysseus
• How does Melanthius plan to defend himself from Odysseus?

  By finding armour and giving it to himself and the other Suitors
• What does Odysseus order Eumaeus and Philoetius to do with Melanthius?

  Torture him
• Who does Athene disguise herself as during the battle?

  Mentor
• What bird does Athene disguise herself as during the battle?

  A swallow
• How does Athene help Odysseus in the battle?

  When the Suitors throw their spears, she causes them to miss Odysseus
• Why does Odysseus kill Leodes?


  He states that Leodes likely would have prayed for Odysseus to never return
• Which Suitors does Telemachus tell Odysseus to spare?

  Medon and Phemius
• What does Odysseus order Eumaeus, Philoetius and Telemachus to do with the disloyal women?


  Make them clean up the palace and dispose of the dead bodies, and then execute them