In that time, if Odysseus doesn’t kill the suitors he looks weak in society. Odysseus disguises himself as beggar , with Athena’s help,at the end of “The Odyssey”. He does this so that he can see who he can trust while he takes on the suitors. Odysseus says, “ You yellow dogs, you thought I’d never make it home from the land of Troy. You took my house to plunder, twisted my maids to serve your beds. You dared bid for my wife while I was still alive. Contempt was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven, contempt for what men say of you hereafter. Your last hour has come. You die in blood.” (Homer 22.37-44). Due to the suitors not following the rules of society in that time, Odysseus has every right to kill
In that time, if Odysseus doesn’t kill the suitors he looks weak in society. Odysseus disguises himself as beggar , with Athena’s help,at the end of “The Odyssey”. He does this so that he can see who he can trust while he takes on the suitors. Odysseus says, “ You yellow dogs, you thought I’d never make it home from the land of Troy. You took my house to plunder, twisted my maids to serve your beds. You dared bid for my wife while I was still alive. Contempt was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven, contempt for what men say of you hereafter. Your last hour has come. You die in blood.” (Homer 22.37-44). Due to the suitors not following the rules of society in that time, Odysseus has every right to kill