Ὁμήρου Ὀδύσσεια (Ραψῳδία 21) - The Odyssey (Book 21)
by Homer
'Ὁμήρου Ὀδύσσεια (Ραψῳδία 21) - The Odyssey (Book 21)' Summary
The suitors are now given the bow and told that if they are able to draw the bow and then shoot an arrow through 12 axes, then Penelope will marry one of them. One by one they try, but none are able to draw the bow. Only Odysseus is able to draw the bow and shoot the arrow through the axes. This proves that Odysseus is the rightful king of Ithaca.Book Details
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Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος Greek pronunciation: , Hómēros; c. 800–c. 701 BC) was the presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems...
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