Odysseus reveals his true identity and everyone is stunned of his return especially Penelope after twenty years. However the suitors became awed of his return and nervous because they knew that there was going to be revenue and pay back for what they've done. Odysseus gains back his kingdom. Eurymachus, the nurse, tries to calm Odysseus insisting that Antinous, one of the suitors was mostly the only bad guy among the rest of the suitors, but Odysseus says that he will not kill any of the men. Yet Odysseues still manages to shoot at Antinous and the rat of the men become deeply afraid.
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The rest of the men tried to reach for their weapons to fight and protect but soon they realize that they had no weapons. The suitors surrender but Odysseus reclaims that these men fought their way in and that they should fight their way out. They end up killing them and they send the maids to drag their lovers( the suitors) out of the palace and to clean the bloody floors. Later on they also hanged all the people who were disloyal to Odysseus and his family.
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