The Odyssey · Book 4

The Old Man of the Sea

Menelaus and Helen remember Odysseus at Troy. Menelaus reports that the shape-shifting sea god Proteus saw Odysseus alive but captive on an island, while the suitors prepare an ambush back in Ithaca.

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The travelers arrived in Sparta during a feast for two weddings.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 4, lines 1-19 (scene reference)

Menelaus received the young travelers warmly and led them into his bright hall.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 4, lines 20-58 (scene reference)

With a sad voice, Menelaus spoke about the friends he had lost.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 4, lines 76-112 (scene reference)

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