In which Ulysses, having been graciously aided by the Phaeacians, is brought safely to the shores of his homeland Ithaca, though shrouded in mist and uncertainty by the will of the gods; there, the goddess Minerva reveals herself to him, cloaks him in disguise, and counsels him on the perils that await and the cunning required to reclaim what is his. The pair lay careful plans for the concealment of his treasures and the reckoning with the insolent suitors who beset his house, setting the stage for a return veiled in secrecy and resolve.