{"date":"December 29","id":"12-29","intro":["After twenty years’ absence, Odysseus returned home to find his house filled with strangers rioting and wasting his treasure. Crafty Odysseus, with the aid of his son and the gods, devised a bold plan to rid his home of the unwelcome guests."],"minutes":27,"readings":[{"author":"Homer","end":309,"start":296,"volume":22,"work":"Odyssey"}],"slug":"december-29","status":"proofread","title":"These Guests Outstayed Their Welcome","url":"/harvard-classics/december-29/","words":5466}