Υ- An omen, the end is near

The next morning, the suitors once again flooded the palace grounds and began their revelry, plotting to assassinate Telemachus. At one point a vulture appeared flying over the horizon holding a white dove in its sharp talons. Then one of the suitors, Amphinomus, was frightened, interpreting it as a bad omen that might mean that they would not be able to kill Telemachus.

At that moment, Telemachus and the old beggar appeared in the hall and sat down at the table. Telemachus warned the suitors that their actions would have serious repercussions and they would soon be severely punished if they disrespected his guest. These words troubled the suitors. One of them, Agelaos, politely asked Telemachus to urge Penelope to decide to marry one of them. The suitor Ctesippos threw a thick bone banner at the beggar, but did not hit him. Antinous spoke last, trying to outwit Telemachus.

Telemachus argued that it was not his role to influence his mother on personal matters such as her marriage, while at the same time Penelope herself was watching the events unfolding in the great hall.