parallel scenes

• repeated images, scenes, actions, dialogue and similes are woven in
• ancient audience may not have read but highly tuned memories enabled them to appreciate the effects
• underline the plot moves from one instance of good or bad xenia to another - that is causes the Trojan War and results in the death of the Suitors
• many repeated scenes have resonances with the death of the Suitor
• bk 8 - Euryalus insults Odysseus, saying he is more like a merchant than an athlete
• Euryalus gets a sharp response from Odysseus and he pays for his ineptness by having to hide Odysseus expensive gifts as compensation
• Odysseus sporting achievements are seen in bk 8 and 21
• potential power in 6 and 19