The suitors give
him food with great reluctance, and Antinous goes out of his way
to insult him. When Odysseus answers insult with insult, Antinous
gives him a blow with a stool that disgusts even the other suitors.
Report of this cruelty reaches Penelope, who asks to have the beggar
brought to her so that she can question him about Odysseus. Odysseus,
however, doesn’t want the suitors to see him heading toward the
queen’s room. Eumaeus announces that he must return to his hut and
hogs, leaving Odysseus alone with Telemachus and the suitors. hope this helped
