What is a good Book 16 summary of “The Odyssey” written by Homer?
Book 16 Telemachus arrives at the hut of Eumaeus and finds Odysseus and the swineherd talking. Eumaeus at first suggest that Telemachus take Odysseus to the palace with him, but Telemachus is afraid of the suitors and their actions, so sends Eumaeus ahead instead to inform his mother of his return. Athena then calls Odysseus outside the hut where she removes the spell she had cast upon him, revealing who he really is. He reenters the hut and, standing as Odysseus the long lost King of Ithaca, embraces his son and two weep. Odysseus describes his trip to Ithaca with the Phaeacians and begins to outline the plot which will eventually overthrow the suitors. He will enter the palace disguised as a beggar, while Telemachaus hides the excess arms away from the access of the suitors. When the time is right, father and son will take the hidden arms and slaughter the suitors. Eumaeus is unable to give Penelope the news of Telemachus’s return before the ships messenger arrives. The suitors are d
