Book17

BOOK17
Telemachos
Odysseus
Eurycleia[nurse]
Peiraeus
Penelope
Theoclymenus
Swineherder
Eumaueus
Antinoos
Medon
Athena
Eurymachos


Telemachos leaves Odysseus at Eumaeus's hut and heads back to this palace.
Telemachos meets up with Penelope and Nurse Eurycleia
Meets Theo and Piraeus in the hall.
Odysseus goes around and begs.
Eats dinner with the Swineherd.

This book is important due to the fact that they talk about killing the suitors and what their plans will be for it. Odysseus goes home.

Theme: Hospitality. Swineherd gives Odysseus dinner