Book XIX · Episode 2 of 6
Penelope Confronts the Maid
Penelope seats the beggar to question him
Scenes
- Melantho’s Taunt — Melantho mocks Odysseus, he rebukes her
- Penelope descends, like Artemis or Aphrodite
- Maids clear away the finished feast
- Melantho threatens blows and firebrands
- Odysseus recalls his own past wealth and alms
- He warns Telemachus now watches the maids
- Penelope Rebukes Her — Penelope scolds Melantho, seats the stranger
- She calls Melantho bold and shameless
- Melantho knows why the queen questions him
- Eurynomè, the household matron, is summoned
- A fleece-spread seat is readied for the guest
- Much-enduring Odysseus sits as she speaks