Abstract
Book 13 sees Odysseus return home to Ithaca. He has a prolonged conversation with Athena, attempting to deceive her and then planning out his infiltration of his own home and testing of the suitors. This essay provides an overview of Odysseus’s first trip home, an emphasis on disguise and deception in this book and an exploration of Poseidon’s punishment of the Phaeacians. In addition, it looks at the awkward transition from book 12 to book 13, the cave of the nymphs, and several passages that illustrate the significance of this book to the epic as a whole.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer's Odyssey |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 169-180 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191926846 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780192844101 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2025 |
Keywords
- Athena
- class
- deception and recognition
- divine justice
- ekphrasis
- homecoming
- Odysseus
- symbolic landscape
- transition
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