The next day the suitors are returning for a feast
Melanthius the goatherd slights Odysseus; at least
The cowherd Philoetius is loyal and he’s thrilled
When he’s told that very soon the suitors will be killed
At the feast, Ctessipus picks up an ox’s hoof
And throws it at Odysseus – he gets a stern reproof
“It’s lucky that you missed my guest” Telemachus declares
“Or I would kill you. I will take on any man who dares”
So the suitors hold their peace, although they feel superior
Now Athene makes the suitors laugh – its mass hysteria!
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