Summary Book XX
Subscribe for ad free access & additional features for teachers. Authors: 267, Books: 3,607, Poems & Short Stories: 4,435, Forum Members: 71,154, Forum Posts: 1,238,602, Quizzes: 344 Summary Book XX Book 20 Athena finds Odysseus still awake, but she allays his fears, and he falls asleep. In the morning of the thirty-ninth (or fortieth) day, Zeus thunders favorably and Odysseus, Telemachus, and Eumaeus are joined by the faithful herdsman, Philoetius. A wanton suitor, Ctesippus, abuses Odysseus and arouses Telemachus' wrath. But Agelaus, another suitor, restores calm. Athena provokes uncontrollable laughter among the suitors who mock the dire prediction of Theoclymenus. About Homer Text Summary Preface Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book V Book VI Book VII Book VIII Book I
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