Hey its Odysseus again. I thought I would update you one what has been going on so far. I have just arrived to my home Ithaca, and I found my son Telemachus. He does not know who I am because I am in disguise as an old, poor man. But then the goddess Athena appears to me and says "dissemble to your son no longer now". Then I appear to my son again in a white pure cloak and a fresh knit tunic and my son thinks I am a god of some sort. I am like "What heck dude? I am your dad" But then Telemachus finally beileves I am the true and mighty Odysseus.
Then Telemachus and I talk and make plans to kill the suitors that are at my house. There are 114 suitors and we had to figure out a plan to kill them. The plan that we came up with was to have Telemachus, when the sun comes up, go home and mingle with the suitors, and take all of the weapons and hide them. Then I will show up at the house as a beggar, and if they make fun of me Telemachus is to keep calm, no matter how hard of a time they give me. Then Athena will give me advice and say "Hey dude it's time to kick some butt", and I will signal Telemachus with a nod. When I have given Telemachus the nod he is supposed gets two swords, and two shields.
There is one more thing I told Telemachus to do. I told him not to tell anyone about my presence, not even Penelope, the swineherd, or even Laertes. So the next day I am dressed as a beggar and I am on the way to my house when I see my old dog, Argus. He is very old and weak but he remembers me. So I ask Eumaeus why do they just leave this dog here on a dung pile, and I also say he would have been a fine dog, from the look of him. Then Eumaeus says that a hunter owned him and the man is dead in some far place. So as we walk away from Argus and into the palace, the poor ole Argus closes his eyes and dies. Until next time... Stay Golden
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