He was the beggar in book 18 who got beat up by Odyseus.
In the book "The Odyssey," the real beggar Irus wants to fight the disguised Odysseus, who has returned home to Ithaca after his long journey. Irus is manipulated by the suitors who are trying to take over Odysseus's kingdom in his absence.
Irus was the only thing that stood between him and his home, which was lousy with suitors. Irus would run messages for them and to keep up appearances, he had to dispatch Irus without letting on who he was.
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Irus.
Irus believes that he being the younger will be able to get rid of Odysseus entirely, and thus have no more competition begging at the suitors' feast.
Irus quarrels with the stranger because he feels threatened by the stranger's presence and sees him as competition for attention and money from the suitors. He wants to assert his dominance and maintain his standing among the suitors by challenging the stranger.
I think it is called the irus but i am not sure
Odysseus was on his "terf" and irus didnt like the competition.
The name of the rival beggar who fights Odysseus is Irus.
one is eurymachus because he insults Odysseus and then throws a stool at him. 2 is irus because he insults Odysseus and then threatens him to fight him. 3. Poseidon because he poked the eye of his son, Polyphemus (the Cyclops) early on in the book. This is a significant reason why Odysseus has such a hard time getting home.
The wooers goaded and encouraged the fight between Odysseus and the beggar Irus, creating a spectacle for their entertainment. They placed bets and cheered on the violence, reveling in the chaos and discord.