Book XIV · Episode 1 of 5
Arrival at the Lodge
Odysseus reaches Eumaeus, survives the dogs
Scenes
- Dogs at the Lodge — Dogs attack Odysseus, Eumaeus intervenes
- Odysseus climbs up from the harbor
- Four wolfish mastiffs guard the herds
- Odysseus drops his staff, avoids harm
- Eumaeus scolds himself, mourns his master
- Eumaeus urges the stranger in to eat
- Seated by the Hearth — Eumaeus believes his master died at Troy
- Eumaeus spreads rushes and a goatskin
- Odysseus prays the gods repay such kindness
- He admits his own gifts are small
- Eumaeus mourns rewards his master owed him
- He curses Helen’s house for the dead
- The Swineherd’s Meal — Eumaeus roasts pork, rails at suitors
- Eumaeus pours mixed wine for his guest
- Suitors feast on swine, fearing no gods
- He tallies the herds his lord owned
- Flocks scatter across mainland and island
- Odysseus secretly broods vengeance on them