This work confronts the significance of a double Homeric simile to portray the moment Odysseus reclaims his household in Book 22 of Homer's Odyssey. Effectively, this paper is a close-reading of an extended figure of speech to uncover deeper meanings in the text. I argue that the juxtaposition of two similes is intentional, and I display how the relationships between the two similes yields deeper understandings of the text. Also addressed in this work are symbolic elements in the similes and the spatial language used, especially in reference to heights and depths. The fulfillment of "homecoming," which is a significant theme of the Odyssey, is marked by a transition from physis to nomos.