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Odysseus proves his identity to different people in different ways:
He shows the swineherd Eumaeus and the stockman Philoetius his boar scar.
He strings his bow and shoots the arrow through the handles of the 12 axes.
He tells Penelope that the bed cannot be moved.
He tells his father Laertes each of the crops that were planted from year to year.
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How does Athena transform Odysseus?
She makes Odysseus disguises as a beggar so no one will know his true identity.
Why did Odysseus reveal his true identity to the cyclops?
He revealed his true identity because he was boasting about being clever and stuff. He wasn't being very bright, as usual.
Who is the first person to whom Odysseus show his true identity?
The right way
How is a Odysseus treated as a guest of the phaiacians?
Odysseus is treated as a guest by the Phaeacians because he didn't want them to find out his true identity or else they would have killed him.
What does Odysseus keep from his men?
his identity
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