Question

One word only,

my lords, and suitors of the famous queen. 
One thing I have to say. 
There is no pain, no burden for the heart 
when blows come to a man, and he defending 
his own cattle – his own cows and lambs. 
Here it was otherwise. Antinous 
hit me for being driven on by hunger – 
how many bitter seas men cross for hunger! 
If beggars interest the gods, if there are Furies pent in the dark to avenge a poor man's wrong, then may 
Antinous meet his death before his wedding day!"

–The Odyssey,
Homer

Based on the passage, what is the best prediction about what will become of Antinous?

He will marry the queen.He will become a beggar.He will die.He will kill Odysseus.

Which detail from the passage supports this prediction?

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

• He will die.
• "May Antinous meet his death before his wedding day".

Explanation:

The Odyssey is one of the greatest works in the history of literature, it was written by Homer, as well as The Iliad, and talks about the struggle of Odysseus (which is the King of Ithaka, and a Greek hero) to home back home after the Trojan Wars, while his wife Penelope (Queen of Ithaka) is pressured to find a husband.

Antinous is one of Penelope's suitors, and he is the first one to die, which is predicted in the passage with the words "May Antinous meet his death before his wedding day" which means that the prediction states that he will not marry the queen.

Answer 2

1- The best prediction about what will become of Antinous is: He will die

2- "If beggars interest the gods, ........, then may Antinous meet his death before his wedding day!" Odysseus says this when he comes back home, Ithaca,  after being away at war for long years. He is disguised as a beggar because there are a lot of suitors for Penelope  at the palace door. Antinous is one of the suitors. He attacks "the beggar"  and Odysseus knows that Antinous' probabilties of dying are high. He compares this with the high probability there exists of beggars' beliefs in gods and that the Furies defend them. The beggar's chances of being protected by Devine figures  are higher than the chances Antinous has of marrying Penelope.