Being that, Penelope claims she is going to marry the winner of the “Test of the Bow.” The bow that is used in the competition is Odysseus’s double torsion bow. In fact, this unique bow is extremely difficult to bow without not knowing how to, and Penelope is highly aware of this. Along with trying the string the bow, they have to shoot it through 12 axe heads, which is impossible for them. In Book 21, Homer says, “So one by one the young warmed and greased the bow for bending, but not a man could string it. They were whipped” (21.205-207). Add another quote and
Being that, Penelope claims she is going to marry the winner of the “Test of the Bow.” The bow that is used in the competition is Odysseus’s double torsion bow. In fact, this unique bow is extremely difficult to bow without not knowing how to, and Penelope is highly aware of this. Along with trying the string the bow, they have to shoot it through 12 axe heads, which is impossible for them. In Book 21, Homer says, “So one by one the young warmed and greased the bow for bending, but not a man could string it. They were whipped” (21.205-207). Add another quote and