Question

Which of the following insults is Melanthius guilty of? Select all that apply

-kicking beggar-Odysseus
-openly wishing for Telemachus's murder
-threatening to sell Eumaeus into slavery
-making suggestive comments about Penelope
-insulting beggar-Odysseus
-making it known he is friends with the suitors

Answer 1

insulting beggars and threatening to sell Eumaeus into slavery.

Answer 2

Answer: the correct selection is insulting beggar-Odysseus and threatening to sell Eumaeus into slavery .

Explanation: Melanthius is a perfidious and opportunistic goatherd who helps the suitors, especially Eurymachus, and abuses the beggar who appears in Odysseus's palace, not noticing that the man is Odysseus himself.