Reuniting

As night turned to day, my fair Penelope was awoken by the news of the massacre of what happened over the night. She rushed downstairs to check up on the news, and instead found me, her long lost husband. It was an enthralling feeling, yet for Penelope she couldn't quite believe her eyes. She then comments on moving her bed and I state that the bed cannot be moved for I bult it around the base of a tree. This is when my wife knew that the man before her was truely Odysseus.

After I told her of my travels and of my voyage home I went to go see my father Laeartes. When I came to his farm I noticed that he had grown old and sorrowful at the loss of me and my mother. He became very sad and began to weep at the burden. I couldn't bare it any longer and I revealed myself to my father and we embraced with joy. We begin to feast with each other and converse like two old friends. I am finally home.

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Battle for Vengeance

After I met with Eumeaus in his hut, and he told me of the days of when I was the king and all was just and wonderful in Ithaca, yet he still didn't know that I was Odysseus. He told me of the troubles the suitors brought and how he hated them so. Several days went by and finally I met with Telemachus and then eventually my wife Penelope. I revealed myself to my son and he helped me find a way to bring down the suitors and restor the honor of my palace.

Telemachus and I stored all of the arms in several rooms and I had the ever faithful servants Eumeaus and Philoitius lock up the palace and keep the women in their quarters. Penelope held a contest to string my old bow and fire an arrow through twelve axes. It was here where Telemachus and I would strike. Athena had got into my mind and filled me with rage as a way to make my fighting more fierce.

When the fight began I swore to leave none alive. The slaughter was fierce and the suitors had no choice against me and my son. Eumeaus aand Philoitius prevented the suitors from recieving arms to fight with. There were two suitors I decided to leave unharmed. Phenius who is a minstrel and Medon the herald. I spared their lives for they had none of the wickedness and terror produced by the suitors. I forced all of the women servants, who were faithful to the suitors, to clean the palace of the bloodshed and after that task was done they were led outside and executed. I had my revenge after all.

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Home At Last

As I finished telling my great tale to King Alcinous of Phaeceia, he was kind enough to present us with a furnished ship with plentiful provisions and supplies for the journey back to Ithaca. The great king sacaraficed a bull to the almighty Zeus and we feasted on its flesh as we prayed for a swift and safe journey back to our homeland. The voyage to Ithaca was taken in my sleep. The ever so greatful Phaeceians put me to shore with great gifts and offerings and left me in peace to awake in the place I hadn't seen for twenty years.

When I first rose from my sleep I did not recognize the land and I thought I had been victim of betreyal from King Alcinous. It wasn't until Athena presented herself to me and shed light on the truth that I had actually made it back home to my people and my queen. Athena joined me while I walked back to my my palace. I first stopped at my old servant's hut, Eumeaus.