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It was now that Athene said to Zeus: 'Father of ours, Son of Cronos, King of Kings, answer my question and say what thoughts are hidden in your heart. Will you further this strife with its horrors and turmoil or establish peace between the two sides?'

To this Zeus the Cloud-gatherer replied: 'My child, why come to me with such questions? Was it not your own idea that Odysseus should return and avenge himself?'

Odysseus and Penelope

The Battle in the Hall

Whoever strings the bow most easily and shoots an arrow through every one of these twelve axes, with that man I will go, bidding goodbye to this house which welcomed me as a bride, this lovely house so full of all good things, this home that even in my dreams I shall never forget.

The Great Bow

Prelude to the Crisis

So now that you have me in your house, ask me any other questions, but do not inquire about my ancestry and my country, or you will bring fresh sorrow to my heart by making me recall the past. For I am a man of many sorrows.

Eurycleia Recognizes Odysseus

The Beggar in the Palace

It is a sacrilege for someone who has received mercy to plot against someone in need of mercy.