And now Odysseus' cunning was revealed.
He stripped off his rags and leapt with his bow
To the great threshold. Spreading the arrows
Out before his feet, he spoke to the suitors:
| "Now that we've separated the men from the boys, | 5 |
Has ever hit. Apollo grant me glory!"
As he spoke he took aim at Antinous,
Who at that moment was lifting to his lips
| A golden cup—a fine, two-eared golden goblet— | 10 |
Was the farthest thing from his mind.
They were at a banquet. Who would think
That one man, however strong, would take them all on
| And so ensure his own death? Odysseus | 15 |
And the arrow punched all the way through
The soft neck tissue. Antinous fell to one side,
The cup dropped from his hands, and a jet
| Of dark blood spurted from his nostrils. | 20 |
Spilling the food on the floor, and the bread
And roast meat were fouled in the dust.
The crowd
Burst into an uproar when they saw
| Antinous go down. They jumped from their seats | 25 |
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Publication information:
Book title: Odyssey.
Contributors: Homer - Author, Stanley Lombardo - Translator.
Publisher: Hackett Publishing.
Place of publication: Indianapolis.
Publication year: 2000.
Page number: 336.
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