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Read the full text of Book 21 of the Odyssey, where Penelope challenges the suitors to string the bow of Odysseus. See the story of Iphitus, the bow, and the axes, and the fate of the wooers.
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Odysseus returns to his palace and reveals his identity to his servants, while Penelope offers his bow to the suitors. He strings the bow with ease and shoots an arrow through the axes, proving his heroism and ending the contest.
Odysseus reveals himself to the suitors and kills them with his bow and spear, while Telemachus and his loyal servants join the fight. Athena helps Odysseus, but lets him prove his superiority over the suitors.
Read the full text of Book 21 of the Odyssey, where Penelope challenges the suitors to bend Ulysses' bow and shoot through the rings. See how Ulysses reveals himself, Telemachus intervenes, and Jupiter sends a sign from heaven.
Odysseus reveals himself to his servants and wins a bow-and-arrow contest against the suitors, who are eager to marry Penelope. Learn about the motifs, characters, and structure of this epic scene.
Read the twenty-first book of Homer's epic poem, translated by A. T. Murray. Penelope challenges the suitors to string the bow of Odysseus and win her hand.
Book XXI. Previous Next. THE TRIAL OF THE AXES, DURING WHICH ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO EUMAEUS AND PHILOETIUS. Minerva now put it in Penelope's mind to make the suitors try their skill with the bow and with the iron axes, in contest among themselves, as a means of bringing about their destruction.
