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An unbelievable sequence of events has unfolded here in Ithaca over the past 24 hours. A man, who was believed to be a beggar, shocked everyone when he revealed himself as none other than the great Odysseus. Thought to be dead by many, no one had seen or heard from Odysseus in the ten years since the end of the Trojan War. Odysseus's return was not joyous for everyone, however. He, along with his son, Telemachus, surprised and killed dozens of suitors who had been lustfully pursuing his wife, Penelope.

VOT: The suitors had it coming. They had been here for years, abusing everyone in the palace and taking advantage of Odysseus's property and family.

Immediately following the battle with the suitors, Odysseus returned to his bedroom and pronounced his triumphant return to his wife. Penelope, however, was skeptical, having not seen or heard from her husband in twenty years. She tested the stranger by asking him to move the bed from one end of the room to the other.

VOT: Only my husband would know that the bed could not be moved since he chopped down a tree, built the bed out of the stump, and had the palace built around the it. When the man said the task was impossible, I knew immediately he was in fact my lost love Odysseus.

Next for Odysseus is heading to the country and reuniting with his father, Laertes. As for the future of Ithaca, Odysseus intends to reassume his rule and put an end to the instability of recent years. From the palace in Ithaca, this is Ben Sawyer reporting.