Question

Who says the following and why? "So I rule all this wealth with no great joy. You must have heard my story from your fathers, whoever they are—what hardships I endured, how I lost this handsome palace built for the ages, filled to its depths with hoards of gorgeous things." Telemachus is lamenting the loss of his wealth to the suitors. Nestor is remembering how much better his old palace was. Menelaus is recalling Paris's raid on his house. Athena is making up a story to protect her disguised identity.

Answer 1

Telemachus is lamenting the loss of his wealth to the suitors... I think this is it?:)

Answer 2

Athena is making up a story to protect her disguised identity.

Step-by-step explanation:

In "The Odyssey" Athena is the goddess who helps Odysseus and his family in many different ways. Odysseus owes much of his success to the goddess Athena. The goddess disguises herself several times to play Odysseus in her tricks, in these disguises, Athena disguises herself as Telemachus, and it is at this moment that she declares the above text to protect her disguise and no one to discover that she is not Telemachus.