Book 23: The Trunk of the Olive Tree

Odysessus sees Penelope for the first time in 2o years. To see if this man dressed up as a begger is really Odysseus Penelope plays a trick on him saying that someone moved the bed that her husband made her. After Odysseus gets angry, Penelope tells him that it was a joke and she only played it on him because of the many men who posed as Odysseus.

Book 22: Death in the Great Hall

Odysseus and his little army including his son, a cowherd and a swineherd killl all 100 suitors.

Books 21:The Test of the Bow

Penelope holds a contest for suitors to come and shoot threw twelve arrow heads. Odyesseus dresses up as a begger and he is the only one capable of shooting threw all twelve heads. Odysseus plans to killl all the suitors with the help of his son,Telemachus and a herdsman and a cowherd.

Book Twelve: Sea Perils and Defeat

At first Odysseus visits the underworld where Tiresias tells him that death and destruction will follow unless him and his crew demonstrate self control. Then he talks to Circe. Circe warns Odysseus about the Sirens ,the six headed monster Scylla and Helios island ands how him and his men can`t eat his cattle. While going past the Sirens Odysseus ties himself down to his ship and doesn`t put beeswax in his ears while his men do put beeswax in his ears. When they went past Scylla, she ate six of Odysseus` men. Odyesseus` men ignore his warnings and eat Helios cattle so Zeus sends a thunderbolt and recks Odysseus` ship. Odysseus is the only one who survives.