Antínoōs- in absolute pique- cut him off, shouting complaints of what terrible fate had brought the pest into the palace. Antínoōs also mentioned that the other suitors were only giving away bread because they had plenty, and the bread wasn’t theirs in the first place. Hearing this- a sly look on his face, Odysseus stepped away and spoke words that would burn Antínoōs’ soul, saying “A pity that you have more looks than heart./ You’d grudge a pinch of salt from your own larder/ to your own handy man. You sit here, fat/ on others’ meat, and cannot bring yourself/ to rummage out a crust of bread for me!” (Homer XVII. 595-599). This passage shows strong connotations through Odysseus’ insults of “have more looks than heart” and “You sit here, fat/ on other’s meat”, as well as the phrase “You’d grudge a pinch of salt from your own larder/ to your own handy man”. The stinging phrase “have more looks than heart” is referring Antínoōs to being better looking on the outside than he is on the inside. Homer may use this phrase to give the reader a better mental picture of Antínoōs, as there’s probably someone that resembles him in the reader’s
Antínoōs- in absolute pique- cut him off, shouting complaints of what terrible fate had brought the pest into the palace. Antínoōs also mentioned that the other suitors were only giving away bread because they had plenty, and the bread wasn’t theirs in the first place. Hearing this- a sly look on his face, Odysseus stepped away and spoke words that would burn Antínoōs’ soul, saying “A pity that you have more looks than heart./ You’d grudge a pinch of salt from your own larder/ to your own handy man. You sit here, fat/ on others’ meat, and cannot bring yourself/ to rummage out a crust of bread for me!” (Homer XVII. 595-599). This passage shows strong connotations through Odysseus’ insults of “have more looks than heart” and “You sit here, fat/ on other’s meat”, as well as the phrase “You’d grudge a pinch of salt from your own larder/ to your own handy man”. The stinging phrase “have more looks than heart” is referring Antínoōs to being better looking on the outside than he is on the inside. Homer may use this phrase to give the reader a better mental picture of Antínoōs, as there’s probably someone that resembles him in the reader’s