Book Twenty
Odysseus is worried that there are too many suitors for he and Telemachus to overthrow, but is then calmed by Athena who reminds him that the gods will help. Penelope cannot sleep because she is very upset about Odysseus and really doesn’t want to have to remarry, so she asks Artemis to kill her. Odysseus hears her and asks Zeus to send a sign that is good. Zeus sends thunder and a maid nearby gets angry at the suitors. The next day, the suitors meet, and Amphinomus tells them to call of Telemachus’ murder because they all see an eagle with a dove in its talons. This is a sign of doom, they think. Odysseus tries very hard to not lose his temper over the suitors. One of the snobby and wealthy suitors throws a cow’s hoof at Odysseus and Telemachus loses his cool and threatens to kill this man. However, the suitors only laugh. Little do they know of their inescapable doom.
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