How does homer use suspense to make the story of the ‘Odyssey’ more :: Classics

How does homer use suspense to make the story of the Odyssey moreexciting in books 13 to 21?To create suspense and tension in the story, bulls eye uses the aspect ofdisguise. When Odysseus lands upon the Ireland of Ithika, Athene giveshim a disguise so that he will not be recognise by the suitors andkilled. The first person he sees when he is on the island is adrover of sheep. Who is really Athene she is in disguise,Odysseus, thinking she is a herdsman lies to her about whom he is, Ihave fled, an exile, because I have killed the son of Idomeneus. Hislie continued and although he lied about who he was it did have whatevertruth in it, for example he says he went to Troy as a henchman, he didactually go to Troy so hes not lying but he was a hero rather thanjust a henchman.the goddess grey-eyed Athene, smiled on him and stroked him with herhand.Athene is please that he lied she feels he showed metis and thatit was the right thing to do. yet you never recognized Pallas Athene,daughter o f Zeus, the one who is always standing beside you. Shereveals herself to him she gives him a disguise and advice, and thenext person he meets is Eumaois the swine heard. There is a lotwritten about Odysseus and the swine heard I feel that Homer wasdigressing and intentionally delays Odysseus going home to createtension.Odysseus tells another lie, once more to create the tension I announcemy origin is from Crete, a spacious land. He does this using metisand to protect himself as he cant ply anyone to find out whom hereally is. The swineheard knows he is lying nor spell me with yourlies. This again makes the reader feel anxiety, in case he knows whomOdysseus really is.Homer fetes emphasising in the disguise, beggar is better begging hisdinner in the city. He is referred to as a beggar to really emphasisto the audience that, that is what he comes crossways as.Another thing that helps build up the tension is of Penelope weaving,as when she finishes she has to marry one of the suitor s. Sittingback on a chair and bout yarn on a distaff. Things like this willappear in the text to make the reader nervous, about the time Odysseusis taking to kill the suitors the delaying helps keep the tension.The doe has brought her fawns to the lair of a lion.