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Athena transforms Odysseus into an old man as a disguise. Clad in a filthy tunic. he goes off to find his faithful swineherd, as instructed by the goddess.

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Odysseus doesn't reveal his identity to the swineherd. The swineherd Eumaeus sleeps in the rain with his herd, while Odysseus sleeps by the fire under Eumaeus's spare cloak.

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Eumaeus was the child of a prosperous mainland king, whose realm was visited by Phoenician traders. His nursemaid, a Phoenician herself, had been carried off by pirates as a girl and sold into slavery. In return for homeward passage with her country-men, she kidnapped Eumaeus. He was bought by Odysseus' father, whose queen raised him as a member of the family.

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Athena restores Odysseus' normal appearance, enhancing it so that Telemachus takes him for a god.

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They disguised Odysseus as an old beggar once more, and he encounters a goatherd named Melanthius who curses and tries to kick Odysseus.

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A real beggar shows up at the palace and warns Odysseus off his turf. This man, Irus is always running errands for the suitors. Odysseus says that there are pickings enough for the two of them, but Irus threatens fisticuffs and the suitors egg him on. Not wishing to kill Irus in a single blow, Odysseus breaks his jaw instead.

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Eurycleia, who was Odysseus' nurse when he was a child, noticed his scar from a boar attack, the maid immediately recognized her master and her goes out to his chin. But Odysseus silences her lest she give away his plot prematurely.

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Odysseus leaves a bow behind, Penelope claims whoever can shoot the bow through 12 ax heads she will marry. All the men try to string the bow but are too weak, Odysseus trues but they refuse because they don't want to be embarrassed if Odysseus can. Odysseus is able to string the bow and shoot through the 12 ax heads.

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Odysseus asks for a sign, so Zeus sends a clap of thunder out of the clear blue sky. Odysseus encounters another herdsman this one swears his loyalty to the absent king.

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Odysseus shoots Antinous in the through with an arrow as hes taking a drink. The goatherds suit up with shields, spears, and finally swords. The goatherd gets chopped to pieces and the housemaids get hanged in the courtyard.

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Odysseus' peasant father named Laertes throws a lance at Lantinous' father and kills him. Zeus demands the fighting to stop and Athena tells everyone to live together and in peace for eternity.

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Odysseus tells everyone to dress up so that they can fit in. Penelope is in disbelief that her husband has returned but he proves himself to her by explaining how his bed was made, and the pair are overjoyed and happy again.