Book 21 The contest of the bow
Twelve axes are set in a row, and the beggar strings the bow no one else could.
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Who gave Odysseus that bow?
Answer Iphitus
Iphitus gave it to him as a pledge of friendship.
SourceBook 21, lines 10-14Deep
How many axes must the arrow pass through?
Answer Twelve
Twelve axes are set up in a row.
SourceBook 21, lines 75-79Medium
Which suitor tries the bow first?
Answer Leodes
Leodes the soothsayer tries first and fails.
SourceBook 21, lines 140-144Deep
On what ground does Antinous put off the contest?
Answer It is Apollo's feast day
He says it is the god's feast day and urges delay.
SourceBook 21, lines 265-269Medium
How does he prove himself to the two herdsmen?
Answer The scar
He shows them the scar left by the boar.
SourceBook 21, lines 215-219Medium
The text behind the questions
Questions cover facts stated in Homer's Odyssey, worded by us. No translation is reproduced here. Book and line refer to the Greek line numbering, located in a public-domain English translation.