Odysseus is being held prisoner by Calypso, who wants to marry him. At a council of the

gods on Mt. Olympus, Athene votes for Odysseus' release. She goes down to help Telemachus. Back at Odysseus’ house, everything is chaotic.

His wife, Penelope, is trying to get out of marrying courters who have come to marry her because everyone belives that Odysseus is dead.

Athene greets Telemachus who is in the form of one of Odysseus‘ friends, who apologizes for the condition of the house and asks for news of his father. Athene assures him that Odysseus is alive and advises him to go to Pylos and Sparta in search of Odysseus. She also asks him to call the Ithacan lords to an assembly in which he must ask the Gods if the suitors can leave.

After Athene leaves, Penelope enters the hall, where a bard is singing about

the pitiful return of the Greeks from T

having only recently returned home, may have some more recent news of

Nestor then tells the stories of the return home of various heroes, including

himself as Odysseus' son and asks for news of his father. Nestor praises

have similar strength so that he might take revenge on his mother's suitors.

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