One of the quotes that stood out to me the most is, “Grumbling, she set to work, not suspecting the booby trap I’d placed ready for her. “Soon she found the long scar familiar to her from the many, many times she performed the same servive for Odysseus” (140). It was suprising to find out that Penelope had acually planned Eurycleia to wash Odysseus. She used Eurycleia to find out about Odysseus identity. This quote is also suprising because Penelope has been innocent all along but in this quote she sounds deceiving.
Question:
Penelope suspects that Eurycleia chose the twelve girls to die because she wanted to keep her position with Odysseus and the maids were a spy for Penelope.
In your opinion, what is the reason Eurycleia chose the twelve girls to die?
