Characters - Arnaios/Iros, Odysseus, Antinoos, Telemachos, Athena, Amphinomos, Penelope, Eurynome, Penelope's maids, Telemachos, Eurymachos, Melantho, the rest of the suitors. Summary - The town beggar tries to drive Odysseus away. Antinoos encourages the fighting. The two beggars fight and Odysseus wins. Athena drives Penelope to show herself before the suitors. The suitors give Penelope numerous gifts. One of Penelope's nurses, Melantho, is rude to Odysseus. Odysseus stands up to Eurymachos' bullying and Eurymachos gets mad. Eurymachos throws a stool at Odysseus, but misses. The suitors leave. Importance - It shows the conflict between Odysseus and the suitors. Themes - Hospitality, the suitors, Iros, and Melantho are very inhospitable to Odysseus.
"Book XVIII"
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