1. Initial: The initial situation is when Telemachos sees Odysseus, but he is disguised as the old beggar, so he does not recognize his own father. (Page 199: "Then he took the spear from the hand of Telemachos, and the young man passed in over the threshold. As he entered, his father Odysseus rose from the seat to make room for him but Telemachos checked him, and said: 'Stay where you are, stranger, we can find another seat in our hut; there's a man here to provide one.' ") Reversal:
The Odyssey Book 16
1. Initial: The initial situation is when Telemachos sees Odysseus, but he is disguised as the old beggar, so he does not recognize his own father. (Page 199: "Then he took the spear from the hand of Telemachos, and the young man passed in over the threshold. As he entered, his father Odysseus rose from the seat to make room for him but Telemachos checked him, and said: 'Stay where you are, stranger, we can find another seat in our hut; there's a man here to provide one.' ") Reversal:
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