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mckaylaralene
mckaylaralene
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High School - 9th Grade

Who takes Odysseus back to Ithaca in The Odyssey?  What is the name of the faithful swineherd?

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Posted by mckaylaralene on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 11:15 AM and tagged with character, faithful swineherd, ithaca, minor character, odysseus, setting, the odyssey.

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  1. mstultz72 Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Alcinous, King of the Phaecians, has Odysseus taken back to Ithaca.  The king orders his finest ships to deliver the precious cargo back to his homeland.

    There, Odysseus meets Eumaus, his old faithful swineherd.  The swineherd throws his light on the state of affairs on Ithaca so that Odysseus can appraise the situation.  Odysseus has learned to restrain his pride, so he trusts only the swineherd until he can make known his identity to his son and wife.

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    Posted by mstultz72 on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 11:31 AM