Book VII · Episode 2 of 5
Entering Alcinoüs’ Hall
Odysseus marvels, kneels, begs Arete
Scenes
- Palace and Garden — Odysseus marvels at bronze hall, orchard
- Athena departs, Odysseus left alone
- Hephaestus forged gold and silver mastiffs
- Fifty maids grind grain, weave, spin
- Yields pear, pomegranate, apple, fig, olive
- Fountain flows beneath the threshold
- Odysseus Supplicates Arete — Misted Odysseus clasps Arete’s knees
- Crosses threshold, hurries through the hall
- Passes lords pouring their last libations
- Mist lifts, and the court falls silent
- Names her father as Rhexenor
- Begs an escort home for himself