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because she wants to stall her decision of picking a new husband out of the suiters since she is being forced by them to pick one of them, and either way she knows none of them will have the patience (which only Odysseus had) to string/prepare the bow and then aim correctly through the obstacles.

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How will the winner of the archery contest be rewarded odyssey book 21 23?

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How is the contest of the bow and how will Penelope reward the winner?

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