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Book twenty-two opens with Odysseus shooting an arrow through Antinous’ throat. Antinous, the leader of the suitors, falls dead and sparks immediate reaction from his comrades. The suitors have no idea that Antinous’ murderer is Odysseus and therefore threaten to kill him. Odysseus is enraged and announces his true identity, with this knowledge the suitors begin to panic and fear for their lives. Odysseus feels these men must die for bleeding his house to death, ravishing his serving women, and wooing his wife. | [[Image:SlaughterofSuitors1.jpg|thumb|Slaughter of the Suitors]] Book twenty-two opens with Odysseus shooting an arrow through Antinous’ throat. Antinous, the leader of the suitors, falls dead and sparks immediate reaction from his comrades. The suitors have no idea that Antinous’ murderer is Odysseus and therefore threaten to kill him. Odysseus is enraged and announces his true identity, with this knowledge the suitors begin to panic and fear for their lives. Odysseus feels these men must die for bleeding his house to death, ravishing his serving women, and wooing his wife. | ||
The suitor, Eurymachus, explains that Antinous is to blame for any insubordination on their part. Eurymachus tries to calm Odysseus by offering compensation from each of the suitors. This payment included a value of twenty oxen, as well as bronze and gold. Odysseus finds no resolve in this matter and is bent on killing everyone in the room. With this turn of events, the suitors begin to fight Odysseus. | The suitor, Eurymachus, explains that Antinous is to blame for any insubordination on their part. Eurymachus tries to calm Odysseus by offering compensation from each of the suitors. This payment included a value of twenty oxen, as well as bronze and gold. Odysseus finds no resolve in this matter and is bent on killing everyone in the room. With this turn of events, the suitors begin to fight Odysseus. | ||
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