Ω- King of Ithaca

There, they found him carving on his farm. Odysseus approached him pretending to be a visitor from afar looking for the king of Ithaca. Laertes then wept describing the pain of the absence of his son, who may have been lost at sea, before his mother could hold him in her arms again.

Odysseus with tears in his eyes revealed his identity, that he was now in his homeland and that he freed his place and his house from the plague of suitors. He even showed him the scar on his knee, a sign of a hunt on Parnassus. But Laertes he still couldn't believe that the one in front of him was Odysseus.

But he also reminded him of something else that only Laertes knew. When he was born, in that same estate, Laertes planted twelve pear trees, forty fig trees, ten apple trees and a thousand vines for his only son.

Then Laertes also burst into tears, and stayed in Odysseus's arms for a long time. After that they all prepared a meal together to celebrate, eat and drink at Laertes' house.

But the danger had not yet passed, as as soon as it was learned that the suitors had been killed, a large crowd of their relatives gathered and attacked Odysseus, Telemachus and the others with their weapons. Fortunately for them, Athena herself intervened, stepping in front of the angry crowd and ordered them to withdraw.

They obeyed and thus peace finally came to the homeland and the heart of Odysseus. The king of Ithaca was once again on his throne, with honors and glory he could enjoy his return to Ithaca. However, the adventures of Odysseus did not end here, but that is another story.