Book 24 Laertes and the peace

The shades talk in the underworld, he finds his father, and Athena stops the fighting.

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  1. Which god leads the suitors' souls away?

    Answer Hermes

    Hermes summons the souls with his wand.

    SourceBook 24, lines 1-4Medium

  2. Whom does Agamemnon praise among the dead?

    Answer Penelope

    He praises the steadfast mind of Penelope.

    SourceBook 24, lines 195-199Deep

  3. Who is the father he finds working in the orchard?

    Answer Laertes

    Old Laertes is at work in his orchard.

    SourceBook 24, lines 225-229Easy

  4. What proof convinces his father?

    Answer The trees given him as a boy

    He names the trees his father counted out for him as a boy.

    SourceBook 24, lines 340-344Medium

  5. What stops the final fight?

    Answer Zeus' thunderbolt and Athena's word

    Zeus casts a thunderbolt and Athena calls for peace.

    SourceBook 24, lines 540-544Medium

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.