text: Polycaste bathes this man in oil and water as his followers sacrifice a prized heifer to a goddess who had transformed into an eagle.
full_question: Polycaste bathes this man in oil and water as his followers sacrifice a prized heifer to a goddess who had transformed into an eagle. This man demands that a host give him a more suitable gift than a chariot for the rocky terrain of his homeland, after which he receives a mixing vessel crafted by Hephaestus. Athena disguises herself as Mentor to provide advice to this man, who sets out to visit Pylos and Sparta before returning to Ithaca to challenge his mother Penelope’s suitors. For 10 points, name this son of Odysseus.
first_sentence: Polycaste bathes this man in oil and water as his followers sacrifice a prized heifer to a goddess who had transformed into an eagle.