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​ Book XVIII By: Ozone, Diesel, Jimmy Neutron, MIKE ALCORTA

 Main Ch aracters:  Irus/Arnaeus Eurymachus Amphinomus Antinous Odysseus Telemachus Athena

Connector: Themes

Hospitality- In the beginning of Book 18, there is a very negative theme of hospitality. None of the suitors welcome Odysseus, Irus gets into a fight with him, and Eurymachus throws a stool at him. However at the end, Telemachus lets him stay in his house. Sacrifice- After Odysseus tells Amphinomus that he should leave before the return of Penelope's husband, he pours libations. Also, when the suitors leave, they all poor libations. Justice of the Gods- Athena making Odyesseus's muscles bigger when fighting with Irus.

Summary:
 * Ody arrives at house, with appearence of a beggar, no one recognizes him
 * Irus challeneges Ody to box
 * Athena comes and adds strength to Odys muscles
 * Ody takes it easy on Irus so the Achaens wont know who he is
 * Still beats him with one punch, sets him at the gates of courtyard to scare away hogs and dogs
 * Prize for winning was feast with suitors
 * Ody warns suitors of their near destruction if they dont no leave his house, they do not listen
 * Penelope goes to tell Telemachus to stop spending time with the suitors, Athena gives her immortal beauty
 * Antinious says that every Achaen must bring a gift to Penelope, and whichever she likes best will the be the one of the man she marries.
 * Ody tells Penelopes maids to go and tell her to be patient with her descision, he will entertain the suitors untill she is ready
 * Eurymachus begins to taunt Ody, throws a footstool at him, Ody dodges, stool hits cupbearer
 * Telemachus tells the suitors to go home, he will take care of the guest
 * Suitors poor libattions, and all go home

The Detective ​
 * As I was detecting Book 18, something interesting I noticed was the beggar I found at the beginning of the book
 * This beggar was [|Irus]
 * He was a human of enormous stature (meaning he was muscular)
 * His real name was Arnaeus
 * He served as a messenger for the suitors
 * That is where he received his name Irus
 * Something I noticed while doing detective work was that the fight was between two beggars
 * Odysseus was disguised as a beggar, and Irus is a beggar
 * Irus' hubris was too much for Odysseus to handle