Question

the story of odysseus begins with the goddess athenas appealing to zeus to help odysseus, who has been wandering for ten years on the seas, to find his way home to his family on ithaca. while odysseus has been gone, his son, telemachus, has grown to manhood and his wife, penelope, has been besieged by suitors wishing to marry her and gain odysseus wealth. the suitors have taken up residence in her home and are constantly feasting on the familys cattle, sheep, and goats. they dishonor odysseus and his family. taking athenas advice, telemachus travels to pylos for word of his father. meanwhile, on ithaca, the evil suitors plot to kill telemachus when he returns. use text evidence from the lines above to describe the conflicts faced by odysseus family.

Explanation:

The text shows two main conflicts. First, Penelope is besieged by suitors who want her wealth and disrespect the family by feasting on their livestock. Second, the suitors plot to kill Telemachus upon his return.

Answer:

One conflict is that Penelope is besieged by suitors who wish to marry her and gain Odysseus' wealth, and they are feasting on the family's cattle, sheep, and goats while dishonoring Odysseus and his family. Another conflict is that the suitors plot to kill Telemachus when he returns.