Book 3 - Book 3 begins in Pylos, with Telemachus and Athena witness a religious sacrifice where dozens of bulls are sacrificed for Poseidon. Telemachus is scared to speak in front of everyone, but Athena makes it for he's not so nervous anymore; and he asks the king, Nestor, if he's seen his father at all. The king says he has not and that after there a fight between the two Greek brothers who lead the expedition after Troy, Agamemnom and Menelaus. Menelaus left for Greece, while Agamemnom and Odysseus stayed to sacrifice, and the king hasn't seen him since. We then hear about when Agamemnom returned to Greece, he found that his wife had married someone else, and that her new husband killed him. Afterward, Agamemnom's son, Orestes, killed both of them.
Book 4 - Book 4 starts with Menelaus and Helen, the king and queen and Sparta, celebrating their children's weddings. They greet Pisistratus and Telemachus, who they recognize as Odysseus's son due to his family resemblance. As they eat, the king recounts the story of Odysseus's accomplishments; the Trojan Horse and dressing as a beggar. Afterwards, he tells of his own accomplishes and even a little about Ajax. Afterward, it's revealed that Odysseus is still alive and stuck on Calypso Island. Telemachus and Pisistratus head back to Ithica right away to start heading the island. Meanwhile, the suitors hear of his plan and hatch an idea to ambush when he returns; which Medon reports to Penelope. Athena sends a phantom of Penelope's sister to assure her the gods will keep her son safe.
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