ODYSSEUS, Hero who returns to Ithaca in disguise, PENELOPE, Odysseus’ wife, who recognises him last, TELEMACHUS, Odysseus’ son, one of the first family members to learn his true identity, EURYCLEIA, Old nurse who recognises Odysseus while washing his feet, SCAR, Mark on Odysseus’ body that reveals his identity to Eurycleia, ARGOS, Odysseus’ faithful dog who recognises him, OIKOS, Greek term for the household Odysseus must reclaim, METIS, Greek term associated with cunning intelligence, XENIA, Social code abused by the Suitors, SUITORS, Group who violently discover Odysseus’ true identity, EUMAEUS, Loyal swineherd whose faithfulness is tested before Odysseus reveals himself, PHILOETIUS, Loyal cowherd to whom Odysseus deliberately reveals himself, BEGGAR, Identity assumed by Odysseus so that he can observe his household unnoticed, SUSPENSE, What Homer creates by delaying Odysseus’ recognition, LOYALTY, Quality that recognition allows Odysseus to test in members of his household, FIDELITY, Another quality tested through delayed recognition, particularly important in marriage, BED, Object Penelope uses as the basis of her final test of Odysseus, HUSBAND, The bed test depends on knowledge shared only by Penelope and her ______, TEST, Before reclaiming his identity, Odysseus uses disguise to deceive, observe and ______ others, MURNAGHAN, Surname of the scholar who wrote Disguise and Recognition in the Odyssey, CURRIE, Surname of the scholar cited for the idea that Penelope’s recognition restores an emotional relationship, KLEOS, Recognition restores Odysseus’ identity, household and homecoming, allowing this heroic reward ultimately to follow, NOSTOS, The irony of Odysseus’ return is that the great deceiver can only complete this when deception finally ends

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