During the meal at the palace that the beggar/Odysseus attends, Athena inspires the suitors to behave even more poorly than they normally do.
Why would she do this?
Athena inspires the suitors to behave even more poorly that
they normally do because she has a vow in which she has the will of protecting
the Odysseus from the suitors and in the same time, she cause these problems
because she wants to see the patience of Odysseus.
