Father and Son
THE ODYSSEY translated by Robert Fitzgerald
1. How does the swineherd greet Telemachos?
2. What advice does the beggar offer Telemachos in fighting the suitors?
3. Where and on what errand does Telemachos send the swineherd?
4. Who does Odysseus spot outside of the swineherd’s hut? What advice is he given?
5. Why is Odysseus cross with Telemachos when the father is revealed to his son?
6. What is the plan that father and son prepare for combating against the suitors?
7. What does Antinoos urge the other suitors to do?
8. How does Amphinomos bring a sense of reason to Antinoos’s plan?
9. Who is Medon and what does she confer to Penelope?
