This character, who curses and later ties up the goatherd Melanthius, is the only character apostrophized by the narrator of the poem in which he appears. This man was originally a prince from the island of Syria, before his seduced Phoenician nurse sold him to pirates. A guest at this man's house tests him by claiming to be a Cretan son of Castor, which this man disbelieves, and offering to leave in the morning, which this man forbids. This character explains that an animal lying on a (*) manure heap is the dog Argos, who dies after seeing the beggar this man is hosting. This character weeps while presenting his master's bow to the suitors, but happily assists his master in killing them. For 10 points, name this Ithacan swineherd who stays loyal to Odysseus in the
This character, who curses and later ties up the goatherd Melanthius, is the only character apostrophized by the narrator of the poem in which he appears. This man was originally a prince from the island of Syria, before his seduced Phoenician nurse sold him to pirates. A guest at this man's house tests him by claiming to be a Cretan son of Castor, which this man disbelieves, and offering to leave in the morning, which this man forbids. This character explains that an animal lying on a (*) manure heap is the dog Argos, who dies after seeing the beggar this man is hosting. This character weeps while presenting his master's bow to the suitors, but happily assists his master in killing them. For 10 points, name this Ithacan swineherd who stays loyal to Odysseus in the Odyssey.
This character, who curses and later ties up the goatherd Melanthius, is the only character apostrophized by the narrator of the poem in which he appears.
Eumaeus