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odysseus (ji at a 6 act - king of ithaca
zeus (zous) - king of the gods.
athena (a the no) - goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare
laertes (like a 6 act) - odysseuss father
telemachus (to le mak) - odysseus and penelopes son
eumaeus (you may for 4 act) - old servant and friend of odysseus
antinous (ant for 4 act) - hostile among the suitors
eurymachus (you me a 6 act) - leader for penelope
penelope (po no a 6 act) - odysseuss wife
odysseuss story has now come full circle. odysseus has told his story to the phaeacians, and they have helped him return home to ithaca. much has changed in the twenty years he has been gone. many men
have been courting and staying in ithaca, hoping to marry odysseuss wife, penelope, and become king
of ithaca. because they hope for quality, penelope and her son, telemachus, have tolerated the suitors presence. they will not have an it penelope chooses a new husband, but penelope
refuses to choose one, because she believes that odysseus is still alive. these suitors are also plotting
many ways of them, because she believes that odysseus is still alive. these suitors are also plotting
her death
to become king because he is of age to become the new king
when odysseus arrives in ithaca, he must act with great restraint. he knows that returning home to
his wife
and son telemachus will result in his death. athena transforms odysseus into an old man. this disguise
will
help him from being recognized, but will also allow him to enter his kingdom and make a plan.
read the excerpt from the odyssey
reaching the gate, odysseus and the forester
halted and stood outside, for harp notes came
around them rippling on the air
as phemios picked out a song. odysseus
caught his companions arm and said:
my friend,
here is the beautiful place-who could mistake it?
in this excerpt, the harps music is a symbol of odysseuss
long journey back home
happiness upon returning
home
reunion with old
colleagues
patience and endurance

Explanation:

In the excerpt, Odysseus has returned home after a long journey. The harp's music is heard as he arrives, and his reaction ("here is the beauty I place—who could mistake it?") shows joy at being back. The music symbolizes the happiness he feels upon returning home, as it's a pleasant sound marking his arrival after his long absence. The other options: "long journey back home" is about the journey, not the music's symbol; "reunion with old colleagues" isn't supported (the excerpt focuses on home, not colleagues); "patience and endurance" relates to his journey's struggles, but the music here is about the joy of arrival, not the struggles.

Answer:

happiness upon returning home