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In this book after the war and the palace is cleaned up Hermes is called over to send the souls to the land of the dead. Then odysseus goes to see his father at his farm. Eupithes calls for revenge. Then he brings men to seek revenge and on there way they meet Athena disguised as Mentor and tells then to go home and that it isnt a good idea. She probably stopped a possible Civil War.