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The Odyssey Book 23:
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The Odyssey Book 23:
The Trunk of the Olive Tree
Epic Simile
- "So she too rejoiced, her gaze upon her husband, her white arms around him pressed although forever"
- Penelope is being compared to forever in this passage
Symbol
- The tree symbolizes the unity between Penelope and Odysseus and how the bed never moved because it was connected to the tree
Characters
- Penelope: Odysseus' wife
- Athena: Goddess of wisdom
- Eurynome: A female servant
- Hephaetus: The God of Metalworking
Moral and Physical Journey of a Hero
- Odysseus pretty much stays the same throughout the book
- He never listens to the Gods or Goddess
- His attributes of his heroic figure stay the same
- This was the end of Odysseus' physical journey
Summary
- Odysseus is home and is being comforted by Eurynome
- Penelope always believed that Odysseus would come home
- Penelope began to wonder if this was really her real husband
- She asked about the Olive tree and began questioning him
- Once Odysseus reveals to Penelope that the bed couldn't be moved she knew that it was really Odysseus not just another suitor
- Finally Odysseus tells his wife about his journey and also tells his father he is home safe
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