Hospitality in the Forest
Loyalty

'Of all Odysseus' field hands in 
the old days, this forester cared
most for the estate; now Odysseus
found him in a remote clearing,
sitting inside the gate of a stockade
he built to keep the swine while 
his great lord was away.'
'And I speak his name
 respectfully,even if he 
is not here. He loved me,
 cared for me, I call him 
dear my lord, far though 
he may be.'
Eumaios
swineherd
loyal to Odysseus
astute
Hospitality 
respects customs
'Tush, friend, rudeness
to a stranger is not decency'
Respect
'The suitors, cold- hearted
men, who never spare a
thought for how they stand
in the sight of Zues'
Mesaúlios
Question 1:
Why doesn't Eumaios believe Odysseus?
Question 3:
According to Odysseus, in which trip did 
he become poor?
yard boy
owned by Eumaios
Wisdom
'Ah, he's another to be distressed about- 
Odysseus' child, Tekémakhos By the god's 
grace he grew like a tough sapling' 
Similie
Question 4:
Eumaios was a:
a. stableman
b. swineherd
c. herdsman
d. sheepherder
e. princess 
Question 2:
T/F
Odysseus told Eumaios that he was from Krete.
Suspicion
'Why must you 
lie, being the man
 that you are, all for nothing?'