The Odyssey: Book 24 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Then Mercury of Cyllene summoned the ghosts of the suitors and in	A
his hand he held the fair golden wand with which he seals men's eyes	B
in sleep or wakes them just as he pleases with this he roused the	C
ghosts and led them while they followed whining and gibbering	D
behind him As bats fly squealing in the hollow of some great cave	E
when one of them has fallen out of the cluster in which they hang	D
even so did the ghosts whine and squeal as Mercury the healer of	F
sorrow led them down into the dark abode of death When they had	G
passed the waters of Oceanus and the rock Leucas they came to the	C
gates of the sun and the land of dreams whereon they reached the	C
meadow of asphodel where dwell the souls and shadows of them that	H
can labour no more	I
Here they found the ghost of Achilles son of Peleus with those of	F
Patroclus Antilochus and Ajax who was the finest and handsomest man	J
of all the Danaans after the son of Peleus himself	K
They gathered round the ghost of the son of Peleus and the ghost of	F
Agamemnon joined them sorrowing bitterly Round him were gathered	L
also the ghosts of those who had perished with him in the house of	F
Aeisthus and the ghost of Achilles spoke first	M
Son of Atreus it said we used to say that Jove had loved you	N
better from first to last than any other hero for you were captain	O
over many and brave men when we were all fighting together before	I
Troy yet the hand of death which no mortal can escape was laid upon	P
you all too early Better for you had you fallen at Troy in the	C
hey day of your renown for the Achaeans would have built a mound over	Q
your ashes and your son would have been heir to your good name	R
whereas it has now been your lot to come to a most miserable end	S
Happy son of Peleus answered the ghost of Agamemnon for	I
having died at Troy far from Argos while the bravest of the Trojans	T
and the Achaeans fell round you fighting for your body There you	N
lay in the whirling clouds of dust all huge and hugely heedless	T
now of your chivalry We fought the whole of the livelong day nor	I
should we ever have left off if Jove had not sent a hurricane to	N
stay us Then when we had borne you to the ships out of the fray	U
we laid you on your bed and cleansed your fair skin with warm water	Q
and with ointments The Danaans tore their hair and wept bitterly	V
round about you Your mother when she heard came with her immortal	W
nymphs from out of the sea and the sound of a great wailing went	X
forth over the waters so that the Achaeans quaked for fear They would	Y
have fled panic stricken to their ships had not wise old Nestor	Q
whose counsel was ever truest checked them saying 'Hold Argives fly	Z
not sons of the Achaeans this is his mother coming from the sea	V
with her immortal nymphs to view the body of her son '	A2
Thus he spoke and the Achaeans feared no more The daughters of	F
the old man of the sea stood round you weeping bitterly and clothed	B2
you in immortal raiment The nine muses also came and lifted up	C2
their sweet voices in lament calling and answering one another there	D2
was not an Argive but wept for pity of the dirge they chaunted Days	T
and nights seven and ten we mourned you mortals and immortals but on	P
the eighteenth day we gave you to the flames and many a fat sheep	E2
with many an ox did we slay in sacrifice around you You were burnt in	A
raiment of the gods with rich resins and with honey while heroes	T
horse and foot clashed their armour round the pile as you were	Q
burning with the tramp as of a great multitude But when the flames	T
of heaven had done their work we gathered your white bones at	H
daybreak and laid them in ointments and in pure wine Your mother	Q
brought us a golden vase to hold them gift of Bacchus and work of	F
Vulcan himself in this we mingled your bleached bones with those of	F
Patroclus who had gone before you and separate we enclosed also those	T
of Antilochus who had been closer to you than any other of your	I
comrades now that Patroclus was no more	I
Over these the host of the Argives built a noble tomb on a point	F2
jutting out over the open Hellespont that it might be seen from far	G2
out upon the sea by those now living and by them that shall be born	H2
hereafter Your mother begged prizes from the gods and offered them	I2
to be contended for by the noblest of the Achaeans You must have been	A
present at the funeral of many a hero when the young men gird	L
themselves and make ready to contend for prizes on the death of some	J2
great chieftain but you never saw such prizes as silver footed Thetis	T
offered in your honour for the gods loved you well Thus even in	A
death your fame Achilles has not been lost and your name lives	T
evermore among all mankind But as for me what solace had I when	K2
the days of my fighting were done For Jove willed my destruction on	P
my return by the hands of Aegisthus and those of my wicked wife	L2
Thus did they converse and presently Mercury came up to them with	M2
the ghosts of the suitors who had been killed by Ulysses The ghosts	T
of Agamemnon and Achilles were astonished at seeing them and went	X
up to them at once The ghost of Agamemnon recognized Amphimedon son	O
of Melaneus who lived in Ithaca and had been his host so it began to	N
talk to him	N2
Amphimedon it said what has happened to all you fine young men	K2
all of an age too that you are come down here under the ground One	O
could pick no finer body of men from any city Did Neptune raise his	T
winds and waves against you when you were at sea or did your	I
enemies make an end of you on the mainland when you were	Q
cattle lifting or sheep stealing or while fighting in defence of	F
their wives and city Answer my question for I have been your	I
guest Do you not remember how I came to your house with Menelaus	T
to persuade Ulysses to join us with his ships against Troy It was a	C
whole month ere we could resume our voyage for we had hard work to	N
persuade Ulysses to come with us	T
And the ghost of Amphimedon answered Agamemnon son of Atreus	T
king of men I remember everything that you have said and will tell	O2
you fully and accurately about the way in which our end was brought	P2
about Ulysses had been long gone and we were courting his wife	L2
who did not say point blank that she would not marry nor yet bring	D
matters to an end for she meant to compass our destruction this	T
then was the trick she played us She set up a great tambour frame in	A
her room and began to work on an enormous piece of fine needlework	D
'Sweethearts ' said she 'Ulysses is indeed dead still do not	Q2
press me to marry again immediately wait for I would not have my	Z
skill in needlework perish unrecorded till I have completed a pall	R2
for the hero Laertes against the time when death shall take him He	V
is very rich and the women of the place will talk if he is laid out	S2
without a pall ' This is what she said and we assented whereupon	P
we could see her working upon her great web all day long but at night	T2
she would unpick the stitches again by torchlight She fooled us in	A
this way for three years without our finding it out but as time	U2
wore on and she was now in her fourth year in the waning of moons and	V2
many days had been accomplished one of her maids who knew what she	V
was doing told us and we caught her in the act of undoing her work	D
so she had to finish it whether she would or no and when she showed	W2
us the robe she had made after she had had it washed its splendour	I
was as that of the sun or moon	X2
Then some malicious god conveyed Ulysses to the upland farm where	I
his swineherd lives Thither presently came also his son returning	D
from a voyage to Pylos and the two came to the town when they had	G
hatched their plot for our destruction Telemachus came first and	V2
then after him accompanied by the swineherd came Ulysses clad in	A
rags and leaning on a staff as though he were some miserable old	Y2
beggar He came so unexpectedly that none of us knew him not even the	C
older ones among us and we reviled him and threw things at him He	V
endured both being struck and insulted without a word though he was	T
in his own house but when the will of Aegis bearing Jove inspired	L
him he and Telemachus took the armour and hid it in an inner chamber	I
bolting the doors behind them Then he cunningly made his wife offer	I
his bow and a quantity of iron to be contended for by us ill fated	Z2
suitors and this was the beginning of our end for not one of us	T
could string the bow nor nearly do so When it was about to reach the	C
hands of Ulysses we all of us shouted out that it should not be given	O
him no matter what he might say but Telemachus insisted on his	T
having it When he had got it in his hands he strung it with ease	T
and sent his arrow through the iron Then he stood on the floor of the	C
cloister and poured his arrows on the ground glaring fiercely about	S2
him First he killed Antinous and then aiming straight before him	N2
he let fly his deadly darts and they fell thick on one another It was	T
plain that some one of the gods was helping them for they fell upon	P
us with might and main throughout the cloisters and there was a	C
hideous sound of groaning as our brains were being battered in and	V2
the ground seethed with our blood This Agamemnon is how we came	R
by our end and our bodies are lying still un cared for in the house	T
of Ulysses for our friends at home do not yet know what has happened	V2
so that they cannot lay us out and wash the black blood from our	I
wounds making moan over us according to the offices due to the	C
departed	A3
Happy Ulysses son of Laertes replied the ghost of Agamemnon	P
you are indeed blessed in the possession of a wife endowed with	M2
such rare excellence of understanding and so faithful to her wedded	A3
lord as Penelope the daughter of Icarius The fame therefore of	F
her virtue shall never die and the immortals shall compose a song	D
that shall be welcome to all mankind in honour of the constancy of	F
Penelope How far otherwise was the wickedness of the daughter of	F
Tyndareus who killed her lawful husband her song shall be hateful	W
among men for she has brought disgrace on all womankind even on the	C
good ones	T
Thus did they converse in the house of Hades deep down within the	C
bowels of the earth Meanwhile Ulysses and the others passed out of	F
the town and soon reached the fair and well tilled farm of Laertes	T
which he had reclaimed with infinite labour Here was his house	T
with a lean to running all round it where the slaves who worked for	I
him slept and sat and ate while inside the house there was an old	Y2
Sicel woman who looked after him in this his country farm When	K2
Ulysses got there he said to his son and to the other two	N
Go to the house and kill the best pig that you can find for	I
dinner Meanwhile I want to see whether my father will know me or	I
fail to recognize me after so long an absence	T
He then took off his armour and gave it to Eumaeus and Philoetius	T
who went straight on to the house while he turned off into the	C
vineyard to make trial of his father As he went down into the great	B3
orchard he did not see Dolius nor any of his sons nor of the other	I
bondsmen for they were all gathering thorns to make a fence for the	C
vineyard at the place where the old man had told them he therefore	I
found his father alone hoeing a vine He had on a dirty old shirt	C3
patched and very shabby his legs were bound round with thongs of	F
oxhide to save him from the brambles and he also wore sleeves of	F
leather he had a goat skin cap on his head and was looking very	V
woe begone When Ulysses saw him so worn so old and full of sorrow	I
he stood still under a tall pear tree and began to weep He doubted	Z2
whether to embrace him kiss him and tell him all about his having	D
come home or whether he should first question him and see what he	V
would say In the end he deemed it best to be crafty with him so in	A
this mind he went up to his father who was bending down and digging	D
about a plant	D3
I see sir said Ulysses that you are an excellent gardener	I
what pains you take with it to be sure There is not a single	W
plant not a fig tree vine olive pear nor flower bed but bears	T
the trace of your attention I trust however that you will not be	V
offended if I say that you take better care of your garden than of	F
yourself You are old unsavoury and very meanly clad It cannot be	V
because you are idle that your master takes such poor care of you	N
indeed your face and figure have nothing of the slave about them	I2
and proclaim you of noble birth I should have said that you were	I
one of those who should wash well eat well and lie soft at night	T2
as old men have a right to do but tell me and tell me true whose	T
bondman are you and in whose garden are you working Tell me also	I
about another matter Is this place that I have come to really Ithaca	C
I met a man just now who said so but he was a dull fellow and had	G
not the patience to hear my story out when I was asking him about an	J
old friend of mine whether he was still living or was already dead	E3
and in the house of Hades Believe me when I tell you that this man	J
came to my house once when I was in my own country and never yet did	Z2
any stranger come to me whom I liked better He said that his family	V
came from Ithaca and that his father was Laertes son of Arceisius	I
I received him hospitably making him welcome to all the abundance	I
of my house and when he went away I gave him all customary	V
presents I gave him seven talents of fine gold and a cup of solid	A3
silver with flowers chased upon it I gave him twelve light cloaks	I
and as many pieces of tapestry I also gave him twelve cloaks of	F
single fold twelve rugs twelve fair mantles and an equal number	I
of shirts To all this I added four good looking women skilled in	A
all useful arts and I let him take his choice	I
His father shed tears and answered Sir you have indeed come to	N
the country that you have named but it is fallen into the hands of	F
wicked people All this wealth of presents has been given to no	I
purpose If you could have found your friend here alive in Ithaca	C
he would have entertained you hospitably and would have required	L
your presents amply when you left him as would have been only right	T2
considering what you have already given him But tell me and tell	O2
me true how many years is it since you entertained this guest my	Z
unhappy son as ever was Alas He has perished far from his own	F3
country the fishes of the sea have eaten him or he has fallen a prey	I
to the birds and wild beasts of some continent Neither his mother	I
nor I his father who were his parents could throw our arms about him	N2
and wrap him in his shroud nor could his excellent and richly dowered	T2
wife Penelope bewail her husband as was natural upon his death bed	T2
and close his eyes according to the offices due to the departed But	T2
now tell me truly for I want to know Who and whence are you tell me	V
of your town and parents Where is the ship lying that has brought you	N
and your men to Ithaca Or were you a passenger on some other man's	I
ship and those who brought you here have gone on their way and left	T2
you	N
I will tell you everything answered Ulysses quite truly I come	J2
from Alybas where I have a fine house I am son of king Apheidas who	N
is the son of Polypemon My own name is Eperitus heaven drove me	V
off my course as I was leaving Sicania and I have been carried here	I
against my will As for my ship it is lying over yonder off the	C
open country outside the town and this is the fifth year since	I
Ulysses left my country Poor fellow yet the omens were good for	I
him when he left me The birds all flew on our right hands and both	G3
he and I rejoiced to see them as we parted for we had every hope that	T2
we should have another friendly meeting and exchange presents	I
A dark cloud of sorrow fell upon Laertes as he listened He filled	T2
both hands with the dust from off the ground and poured it over his	I
grey head groaning heavily as he did so The heart of Ulysses was	I
touched and his nostrils quivered as he looked upon his father	I
then he sprang towards him flung his arms about him and kissed him	N2
saying I am he father about whom you are asking I have returned	T2
after having been away for twenty years But cease your sighing and	T2
lamentation we have no time to lose for I should tell you that I	Z
have been killing the suitors in my house to punish them for their	I
insolence and crimes	I
If you really are my son Ulysses replied Laertes and have	H3
come back again you must give me such manifest proof of your identity	V
as shall convince me	V
First observe this scar answered Ulysses which I got from a	C
boar's tusk when I was hunting on Mount Parnassus You and my mother	I
had sent me to Autolycus my mother's father to receive the	C
presents which when he was over here he had promised to give me	V
Furthermore I will point out to you the trees in the vineyard which	I3
you gave me and I asked you all about them as I followed you round	T2
the garden We went over them all and you told me their names and	T2
what they all were You gave me thirteen pear trees ten apple	W
trees and forty fig trees you also said you would give me fifty rows	I
of vines there was corn planted between each row and they yield	T2
grapes of every kind when the heat of heaven has been laid heavy	V
upon them	I2
Laertes' strength failed him when he heard the convincing proofs	I
which his son had given him He threw his arms about him and	T2
Ulysses had to support him or he would have gone off into a swoon	X2
but as soon as he came to and was beginning to recover his senses he	V
said O father Jove then you gods are still in Olympus after all if	J3
the suitors have really been punished for their insolence and folly	V
Nevertheless I am much afraid that I shall have all the townspeople	W
of Ithaca up here directly and they will be sending messengers	I
everywhere throughout the cities of the Cephallenians	I
Ulysses answered Take heart and do not trouble yourself about	T2
that but let us go into the house hard by your garden I have already	V
told Telemachus Philoetius and Eumaeus to go on there and get dinner	I
ready as soon as possible	W
Thus conversing the two made their way towards the house When	K2
they got there they found Telemachus with the stockman and the	C
swineherd cutting up meat and mixing wine with water Then the old	T2
Sicel woman took Laertes inside and washed him and anointed him with	M2
oil She put him on a good cloak and Minerva came up to him and	T2
gave him a more imposing presence making him taller and stouter	I
than before When he came back his son was surprised to see him	N2
looking so like an immortal and said to him My dear father some	J2
one of the gods has been making you much taller and better looking	D
Laertes answered Would by Father Jove Minerva and Apollo	I
that I were the man I was when I ruled among the Cephallenians and	T2
took Nericum that strong fortress on the foreland If I were still	K3
what I then was and had been in our house yesterday with my armour on	P
I should have been able to stand by you and help you against the	C
suitors I should have killed a great many of them and you would have	H3
rejoiced to see it	T2
Thus did they converse but the others when they had finished their	I
work and the feast was ready left off working and took each his	I
proper place on the benches and seats Then they began eating by	Z
and by old Dolius and his sons left their work and came up for	I
their mother the Sicel woman who looked after Laertes now that he was	I
growing old had been to fetch them When they saw Ulysses and were	I
certain it was he they stood there lost in astonishment but	T2
Ulysses scolded them good naturedly and said Sit down to your	I
dinner old man and never mind about your surprise we have been	A
wanting to begin for some time and have been waiting for you	N
Then Dolius put out both his hands and went up to Ulysses Sir	I
said he seizing his master's hand and kissing it at the wrist we	V
have long been wishing you home and now heaven has restored you to us	I
after we had given up hoping All hail therefore and may the gods	I
prosper you But tell me does Penelope already know of your return	L3
or shall we send some one to tell her	I
Old man answered Ulysses she knows already so you need not	T2
trouble about that On this he took his seat and the sons of	F
Dolius gathered round Ulysses to give him greeting and embrace him one	O
after the other then they took their seats in due order near Dolius	I
their father	I
While they were thus busy getting their dinner ready Rumour went	T2
round the town and noised abroad the terrible fate that had	T2
befallen the suitors as soon therefore as the people heard of it	T2
they gathered from every quarter groaning and hooting before the	C
house of Ulysses They took the dead away buried every man his own	F3
and put the bodies of those who came from elsewhere on board the	C
fishing vessels for the fishermen to take each of them to his own	F3
place They then met angrily in the place of assembly and when they	I
were got together Eupeithes rose to speak He was overwhelmed with	M2
grief for the death of his son Antinous who had been the first man	J
killed by Ulysses so he said weeping bitterly My friend this	I
man has done the Achaeans great wrong He took many of our best men	K2
away with him in his fleet and he has lost both ships and men now	M3
moreover on his return he has been killing all the foremost men among	D
the Cephallenians Let us be up and doing before he can get away to	N
Pylos or to Elis where the Epeans rule or we shall be ashamed of	F
ourselves for ever afterwards It will be an everlasting disgrace to	N
us if we do not avenge the murder of our sons and brothers For my own	F3
part I should have no mote pleasure in life but had rather die at	T2
once Let us be up then and after them before they can cross over	I
to the mainland	T2
He wept as he spoke and every one pitied him But Medon and the bard	T2
Phemius had now woke up and came to them from the house of Ulysses	I
Every one was astonished at seeing them but they stood in the	C
middle of the assembly and Medon said Hear me men of Ithaca	C
Ulysses did not do these things against the will of heaven I myself	K
saw an immortal god take the form of Mentor and stand beside him This	I
god appeared now in front of him encouraging him and now going	D
furiously about the court and attacking the suitors whereon they	I
fell thick on one another	I
On this pale fear laid hold of them and old Halitherses son of	F
Mastor rose to speak for he was the only man among them who knew	N
both past and future so he spoke to them plainly and in all	N3
honesty saying	D
Men of Ithaca it is all your own fault that things have turned out	T2
as they have you would not listen to me nor yet to Mentor when we	V
bade you check the folly of your sons who were doing much wrong in the	C
wantonness of their hearts wasting the substance and dishonouring the	C
wife of a chieftain who they thought would not return Now however	I
let it be as I say and do as I tell you Do not go out against	T2
Ulysses or you may find that you have been drawing down evil on	P
your own heads	I
This was what he said and more than half raised a loud shout and	T2
at once left the assembly But the rest stayed where they were for	I
the speech of Halitherses displeased them and they sided with	M2
Eupeithes they therefore hurried off for their armour and when	K2
they had armed themselves they met together in front of the city and	T2
Eupeithes led them on in their folly He thought he was going to	N
avenge the murder of his son whereas in truth he was never to return	L3
but was himself to perish in his attempt	T2
Then Minerva said to Jove Father son of Saturn king of kings	I
answer me this question What do you propose to do Will you set	T2
them fighting still further or will you make peace between them	I2
And Jove answered My child why should you ask me Was it not by	Z
your own arrangement that Ulysses came home and took his revenge	O3
upon the suitors Do whatever you like but I will tell you what I	Z
think will be most reasonable arrangement Now that Ulysses is	I
revenged let them swear to a solemn covenant in virtue of which he	V
shall continue to rule while we cause the others to forgive and	T2
forget the massacre of their sons and brothers Let them then all	N3
become friends as heretofore and let peace and plenty reign	P3
This was what Minerva was already eager to bring about so down	Q3
she darted from off the topmost summits of Olympus	I
Now when Laertes and the others had done dinner Ulysses began by	Z
saying Some of you go out and see if they are not getting close up	C2
to us So one of Dolius's sons went as he was bid Standing on the	C
threshold he could see them all quite near and said to Ulysses Here	I
they are let us put on our armour at once	I
They put on their armour as fast as they could that is to say	I
Ulysses his three men and the six sons of Dolius Laertes also and	T2
Dolius did the same warriors by necessity in spite of their grey	I
hair When they had all put on their armour they opened the gate	T2
and sallied forth Ulysses leading the way	I
Then Jove's daughter Minerva came up to them having assumed the	C
form and voice of Mentor Ulysses was glad when he saw her and said	T2
to his son Telemachus Telemachus now that are about to fight in	A
an engagement which will show every man's mettle be sure not to	N
disgrace your ancestors who were eminent for their strength and	T2
courage all the world over	I
You say truly my dear father answered Telemachus and you shall	R3
see if you will that I am in no mind to disgrace your family	V
Laertes was delighted when he heard this Good heavens he	V
exclaimed what a day I am enjoying I do indeed rejoice at it My	Z
son and grandson are vying with one another in the matter of valour	I
On this Minerva came close up to him and said Son of Arceisius	I
best friend I have in the world pray to the blue eyed damsel and	T2
to Jove her father then poise your spear and hurl it	T2
As she spoke she infused fresh vigour into him and when he had	T2
prayed to her he poised his spear and hurled it He hit Eupeithes'	I
helmet and the spear went right through it for the helmet stayed	T2
it not and his armour rang rattling round him as he fell heavily to	N
the ground Meantime Ulysses and his son fell the front line of the	C
foe and smote them with their swords and spears indeed they would	T2
have killed every one of them and prevented them from ever getting	D
home again only Minerva raised her voice aloud and made every one	O
pause Men of Ithaca she cried cease this dreadful war and settle	W
the matter at once without further bloodshed	T2
On this pale fear seized every one they were so frightened that	T2
their arms dropped from their hands and fell upon the ground at the	C
sound of the goddess's voice and they fled back to the city for their	I
lives But Ulysses gave a great cry and gathering himself together	I
swooped down like a soaring eagle Then the son of Saturn sent a	C
thunderbolt of fire that fell just in front of Minerva so she said to	N
Ulysses Ulysses noble son of Laertes stop this warful strife or	I
Jove will be angry with you	N
Thus spoke Minerva and Ulysses obeyed her gladly Then Minerva	C
assumed the form and voice of Mentor and presently made a covenant of	F
peace between the two contending parties	I
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THE END	T2

Homer

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