I can’t believe that I’m sitting at a banquet table and recounting my adventures to the good King Alcinous. I feel like I’m an aiodos (traveling poet). How did this happen you say? I was washed up on shore at the land of the Phaeacians naked, and the princess, Nausicaa saw me and offered to feed and cloth me (only because of Athena, I will have to sacrifice a 1000 bulls to repay her). Well what can I say, afterwards she took me to her father King Alcinous. I was then asked to join him and his people for a feast. So not wanting to refuse the King's offer and free food I joined him and decided to recount my perilous (and unfinished) journey to my homeland, Ithaca.
--Odysseus
Husband, I cannot believe that you are wasting your time recounting your story to the Phaeacians when you should come home immediately!! Things have gotten so much worse since you have been gone. There are many young suitors in our home and they all want my hand in marriage but I have no love for any of them. So please come home quickly so you can drive these men away and reclaim your title.
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