From the Odyssey, Part 2: the Return of Odysseus

Be kindtous, we’ll make you fairoblation one ofthegodswhorulesweep ofheaven! Your cloakisnew;even your skin! You are you arenolongerwhatyou were just now! As thoughitwere agod, andwhispered: Fear inhiseyes, helooked down andaway reappeared—and hissonwas thunderstruck. 4. oblation 3. Eumaeus 2. Athena 1. Telemachus over theopen ocean, while Islept, as they give otherwanderers. Bynight Great seafarers, thePhaeacians, gave mepassage ANCHOR TEXT|EPICPOEM Homer, translatedbyRobertFitzgerald ofOdysseus The Return from TheOdyssey,Part2: and sufferedpainforlack of. Iam he.” I amthatfatherwhomyour boyhood lacked “No god. Why take meforagod?No, no. The nobleandenduringmanreplied: and giftsofhammeredgold. Have mercy onus!” “Stranger, Both menweeptogether. Telemachus asksOdysseuswhobrought himbacktoIthaca. Athena ispowerfulandhastakenfavoronhim.Crying,Telemachus embraceshisfather. that agoodsonshouldnotchallengetheappearanceofhis father. Heexplainsthat appear andchangefrom old toyoung.Hefearsheisbeingtricked.Odysseusresponds Telemachus isovercome withemotion.HequestionshowOdysseuscouldmagically Athena plotting tokillOdysseus’son,Telemachus. They thinkOdysseushasdiedandwanttomarryhiswife,Penelope.are also him ofthecurrent situationonIthaca.Suitorshavetakenresidence inOdysseus’home. Ithaca. Ithasbeen20yearssincehelastsetfootonhisisland.Athenaappearstoinform Having finishedlisteningtoOdysseus’story, thePhaeaciansagree tosailhimhome appear youngandstrong andwearingfresh clothes. hut. Athenareappears andliftsthespellthathaddisguisedOdysseus.Shemakeshim is Odysseus’friendandworksonhisestateherding livestock.Telemachus arrivesatthe GRADE 9 •UNIT5Accessible Leveled Text •from The Odyssey, Part2 (uh THEEnuh)goddessofwisdom,skills,andwarfare. (uh BLAY shuhn) n.offering to agod. (yoo MAY uhs) friendandswineherd ofOdysseus. 2 disguisesOdysseusasabeggaranddirects himtothehutofEumaeus, (tuh LEHMuhkuhs) sonofOdysseusandPenelope. Then Lord Odysseus 1

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the summarizedpassages. Dotted linesappearnextto with summarizedpassages. alternates originaltext This versionoftheselection 1 De Agostini Picture Lib./A. Dagli Orti/akg-images © Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. to your own handyman. You sithere, fat You’d grudge apinch ofsaltfromyour own larder “A pitythatyou have morelooksthanheart. With guileOdysseus drewaway, thensaid: another’s food, whenhe hasmorethanplenty?” because itisnottheirs. Who cares? Who spares These menhave breadtothrow away onyou making your pitch toeveryone! to whatyou’ll cometohere, you nosingrat, Egyptian whipsaresweet stand inthepassage!Nudgemy table, willyou? What evil windblewinthispest? 6. Antinous 5. cutter they broughtmeintheircutter, or ifwe shouldlook roundforhelp.” if we two by ourselves cantake themon I mustputallmy mindtoit, tosee what menatarmsarethere, how many men. Count upthesuitorsforme, letmeknow so thatwe mightlay planstokillourenemies. to thiswildplace, directedby Athena, these lieallhiddeninacave. Icame and storesofwoven things. Bythegods’ will on Ithaca, withgiftsofbronzeandgold “God! immediately approaches him. Still disguisedasabeggar, Odysseusentershishome.Thearrogant suitor, Antinous, state. Havingseenhismasterforthefirsttimein20 years,Arguscloseseyesanddies. it wasonlybecauseofthemistreatment from thesuitors thathecametosuchamiserable Eumaeus tellsOdysseusthatArguswasonceaproud andtalentedhuntingdog that now lyingonmanure whilefliesbitehim. SeeingArgus,Odysseussecretly shedsatear. Odysseus’ olddog,Argus.ArgushasbeenneglectedsinceOdysseusleft,andheis Eumaeus andOdysseusheadtoward towntogether. Outsidethepalace,theysee no oneonIthacathathehasreturned. suitors, savingapairofswords forhimandhisfather. OdysseusasksTelemachus totell when thetimeisrighttoattack.Telemachus willhidethehouse’s weaponsfrom the a beggartothesuitors.Whilesuitorsmockhim,AthenawillgivesignOdysseus Athena fightingbytheirsides.Odysseusoutlineshisplanforrevenge. Hewillappearas Telemachus that,thoughtheyare onlytwomen,theywillhavethegodsZeusand suitors. Telemachus doubtswhethertheywillbeabletofightthemall.Odysseus assures foretoldAs Tiresias inPart1,Telemachus tellsOdysseusthatthere are many, many GRADE 9 •UNIT5Accessible Leveled Text •from The Odyssey, Part2 n. small,swiftshiporboatcarriedaboard alarge shiptotransportpersonnelorsupplies. (an TIHNuhs)wickedleaderamong thesuitors. 5 setmedown

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. and soforthreeyears Ideceived theAchaeans. but every nightby torchlight Iunwove it; So every day Iwove onthegreatloom, I reached theirheartsthatway, and they agreed. if he, withallhisfortune, lay unshrouded.’ The countrywives would holdmeindishonor When coldDeathcomestolay himonhisbier. It isashroudIweave forLord Laertes or elsemy threadwillhave beenspuninvain. let mefinishmy weaving beforeImarry, ‘Young men—my suitors, now my lord isdead, so thathisfolkfarewell.” gives greathaulsoffishby hisgoodstrategy, new lambsatlambingtime—andthedeepsea both wheatandbarley, fruittreesladenbright, in equityover thestrong:hisblack landsbear honor ofsomegod-fearingking, whorules has goneoutunderheaven like thesweet should have afaulttofindwithyou. Your name “My lady, never a maninthewideworld parents were you born?” where doyou comefrom, ofwhatnationand “Friend, letmeaskyou firstofall:whoareyou, to rummageoutacrustofbreadforme!” on others’ meat, andcannotbringyourself

asking themtoleave.So,shehasbeentrickingthesuitorsinorder todelayhermarriage. years ago.Shedoesnotwishtomarryanyofthesuitors,buthermannersprevent herfrom Instead, Penelopetellsherstory. ShehasnotbeenhappysinceOdysseusleftforwar20 Odysseus saysthatheprefers nottotalkabouthisbackground becauseitistoopainful. road. Thebeggararrives,andPenelopequestionshim. to her. Penelopehopesthetravelermighthaveheard newsofOdysseuswhileonthe Antinous istheworstofthem.ShecallsforEumaeusandaskshimtobringbeggar speaks withherhousekeeperandmaid,whoagree thatthesuitorsare trouble andthat struck thebeggar. ShesaysshewishesthegodswouldstrikeoutatAntinous. Penelope hadheard theargumentfrom thesecondfloorandknowsthatAntinous hangs hisheadandtriestocontainanger. hurt thebeggar. Therest ofthesuitorsobjecttotreatment ofOdysseus.Telemachus for beinghungry. Antinous’son,Eupeithes,tellsOdysseustobequietandthreatens to may appearaspoormenandsaysthatitiscowardly ofAntinoustoattacksomeonejust He takesaseatandspeakstothesuitors.reminds thesuitorsthatsometimesgods Furious, Antinousthrows astoolthathitsOdysseus’shoulder. Odysseus doesnotreact. GRADE 9 •UNIT5Accessible Leveled Text •from The Odyssey, Part2 … Isaid, thatday:

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 9. nocked 8. Cronus 7. impudent home fromthelandof Troy. You took my houseto “You yellow dogs, you thoughtI’d never make it of crooked-minded Cronus And Odysseus laughedwithinhimthattheson overhead, oneloudcrack forasign. and alltheirfaceschanged. Then Zeusthundered a swallow’s note. so thetautgutvibratinghummedandsang Then slidhisrighthanddown thecord and plucked it, … Odysseus inonemotionstrungthebow. through impudent as longmonthswaned, andthelongdays were spent, But whentheseasonsbroughtafourthyear on, He nocked in thequiver foryoung men’s turntocome. where itlay bare:therestwere waiting still He picked oneready arrow fromhistable I hadnochoice thenbuttofinishit. they caughtme—clamoreduptomeatnight; to thudwithheavy brazen headbeyond. through every socket ring, andgrazednotone, arrow fromtwanging bow cleanasawhistle Aiming fromwherehesatuponthestool. And drewthestringandgrooved buttofthearrow,

but Telemachus has hidtheweapons.Thesuitorsyellthreats atOdysseus.Heresponds: taking asipofwine.Seeingtheirleaderslain,thesuitorsscramble toarmthemselves, rags, Odysseusstringsthebowandfires anarrow through Antinous’throat justasheis nods hishead,givingTelemachus thesignaltoready hisweapons.Throwing off his Odysseus speakstoTelemachus, promising thattheywillfeastandcelebratelater. He tease him. ButtheskillfulOdysseusignores themandgetsready. Odysseus, disguisedasthebeggar, attemptsthetest.Asheinspectsbow, thesuitors ax handleswillhaveherhandinmarriage.Thesuitorstrybutcannotdoit.Then, Whoever canstringOdysseus’bowandshootanarrow through thesocketsoftwelve Later, Penelopearrangesachallengetodeterminewhichofthesuitorsshewillmarry. has reason tobelieveOdysseuswillsoonreturn. She againasksthebeggartotellhistale.Odysseusinventsastoryandmentionsthathe Penelope saysshehaslostthestrength toholdoutanylongerandwillsoonbemarried. GRADE 9 •UNIT5Accessible Leveled Text •from The Odyssey, Part2 Titan whowasruleroftheuniverseuntilheoverthrown(KROH byhissonZeus. nuhs)Titan v. setanarrow intothebowstring. v. (IHM pyoo duhnt)adj.shamelesslyboldorcocky;disrespectful. 9 it, letitrestacrossthehandgrip, 7 folly intheslinking maids In thehushedhallitsmotesuitors 8 had flung thatomendown. hadflung

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 10. Eurymachus and nooneelse’s! built intothatbed—my handiwork There isourpactandpledge, oursecretsign, so lay thesuitorsheapedononeanother. twitching theircoldlives away inHelios’ fieryair: how allarepouredoutonthesand, inthroesforthesaltsea, in afine-meshednetfromthewhitecapsofsea: Think ofacatch thatfishermenhaulintoahalf-moonbay if I’malonethey candislodgeme.” as longthearrows last. When allaregone “Run then, whileIholdthemoffwitharrows Better tohave equipment.” outfits toEumaeusandthiscowherd. I canarmontherunmyself: I’llgive a pairofspears, ahelmet. “Father letmebringyou ashieldandspear, Your lasthourhascome. You dieinblood.” contempt forwhatmensay ofyou hereafter. Contempt was allyou hadforthegodswhorulewide You daredbidformy wifewhileIwas stillalive.

Telemachus joinshisfatheratthefront oftheroom. Odysseus withasword. Telemachus killshimbythrowing aspearthrough hisback. Odysseus killshimwithanarrow tothechest.Meanwhile,anothersuitorrunsat with theirlives.EurymachusralliesthesuitorstofightOdysseusandchargesforward. from Odysseus’mansion.Odysseusisunmoved.Hetellsthesuitorstheycanonlypay The suitors,Eurymachuspromises, willpaybackallthefoodanddrinktheyhavetaken is theonlyoneamongthemwhocanspeak.HetriestoblameeverythingonAntinous. large tobemoved. their bedroom. Odysseuspasses thetestbyremembering thatthebedhemadeistoo is herhusband,soshetriestotestOdysseusbytellingamaid tomovehisbedoutside goes toPenelopeandaskswhysheissoquietuponhisreturn. Sheisstillunsure thathe After thebattle,OdysseusbatheswhileAthenamakeshim appearbeautifulandtall.He help, Telemachus, Eumaeus,theherders, andOdysseusdefeattherest ofthesuitors. Odysseus continuestofire Athena’s arrows andstrikedownthe suitorsonebyone.With Telemachus andtheherders putonarmorandtakeupweaponsfrom thestorageroom. greenRealizing thetruthofOdysseus’return,suitorsturn withfear. Eurymachus GRADE 9 •UNIT5Accessible Leveled Text •from The Odyssey, Part2 plunder … heaven, (yoo RIHmuhkuhs) anotherofPenelope’s suitors.

Said Odysseus:

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. have sawn thattrunkanddraggedtheframeaway?” I know nomore. Couldsomeoneelse’s hand of oxhidethongsdyed crimson. and stretched abedbetween—a pliantweb inlaid themallwithsilver, gold, andivory, as modelfortherest. Iplanedthemall, into abedpost, drilledit, letitserve hewed andshaped thatstumpfromtherootsup Then Iloppedoffthesilvery leaves andbranches, gave itadoorway andsmooth-fittingdoors. lined upthestonewalls, builtthewalls androof, and Ilaidoutourbedroomroundthattree, grew like apillar onthebuildingplot, Press, Somerville,MA. The Odyssey.Copyright©2010byGareth Hinds.Reproduced bypermissionofthepublisher, Candlewick From TheOdysseytranslatedbyRobertFitzgerald.ReprintedwithpermissionofBenedictR.C. medium mustbesecured withFarrar, StrausandGiroux, LLC. copyright lawsanddownloadingisstrictlyprohibited. Therighttoreproduce ortransfertheworkviaany by permissionofFarrar, StrausandGiroux, LLC.CAUTION:Usersare thatthisworkisprotected warned under Fitzgerald. Copyrightrenewed 1989byBenedictR.C.Fitzgerald,onbehalfoftheFitzgeraldchildren. Reprinted Excerpts from TheOdyssey byHomer, translatedbyRobertFitzgerald.Copyright©1961,1963 Press, Somerville,MA. The Odyssey. Copyright©2010byGareth Hinds.Reproduced bypermissionofthepublisher, Candlewick

home andkingonceagain. that there bepeacebetweenthefamiliesofsuitorsandOdysseus,whoisfinally moment. Asthepoemconcludes,Odysseusseeshisfather, Laertes.Athenacommands atseaandthemanyyearshehasfoughtforthis cries. Hethinksofhislongjourneys many yearsshehadtoguard againstdeceitfulmen.TheyhugeachotherasOdysseus such detail.Eyesbrimmingwithtears,sherunstohimandapologizes,sayingthatfor For Penelope,thisproves itisOdysseus.Nooneelsecoulddescribethebedhebuilt in GRADE 9 •UNIT5Accessible Leveled Text •from The Odyssey, Part2 An oldtrunkofolive

There’s oursign!

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