Eumaios.
Athena disguised Odysseus as an old beggar with her goddess powers.Athena disguised Odysseus as an old beggar with her goddess powers.
Eumaeus
He thought Odysseus was dead.
As Odysseus approached the swineherd's hut, the dogs almost attacked him.
Eumaios.
Eumaios.
Eumaeus was Odysseus's swineherd.
Athena disguised Odysseus as an old beggar with her goddess powers.Athena disguised Odysseus as an old beggar with her goddess powers.
Eumaeus
Odysseus told the swineherd if his lord didn't return as Odysseus said he would, the swineherd should kill him so that other beggars wouldn't try to deceive him.
He thought Odysseus was dead.
Odysseus told the swineherd if his lord didn't return as Odysseus said he would, the swineherd should kill him so that other beggars wouldn't try to deceive him.
he told odysseus his background.
Eumaeus was Odysseus's swineherd.
As Odysseus approached the swineherd's hut, the dogs almost attacked him.
Odysseus proves his identity to the swineherd by showing him a scar on his thigh that he received while hunting as a young man. This scar was known only to a few people, so its presence helps convince the swineherd that Odysseus is indeed who he claims to be.