I, Odysseus, have finally met my son for the first time since I left him to go to the trojan war. I will tell it exactly how it happened. I had been staying at the swineherds house for a while before I met my son. Before I knew it though Telemakhos came walking into the house and sat down next to me. He didn't know who I was because I was disguised as an old beggar. I didn't tell him who I was until a little later. After Telemakhos asked who I was the swineherd told of the lie that I made up ( I still can't believe that he believed that!!!!!!). Telemakhos then told me of the horrible life he had been living with the suitors and I felt terrible. Athena then let me know that it was time that I told Telemakhos who I was and at first he thought that I was a God ( Athena made me look like who I really am). He didn't accept at first that I really was his father. I then explained to him how Athena had been helping me and changing my apperance from time to time. After we had hugged each other we began to devise our plan to take out the suitors. I am not going to tell you the plan now because I want it to be a surprise when it happens. Well, that's all that has happened up to now.
I think that Odysseus, once again, showed great self-control at not just lunging at his son when he first saw him. In general, most people would forget about everything around them and the situation that they were in if they saw their son for the first time in twenty years.
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