Book XIV · Episode 4 of 5
Evening Sacrifice
Eumaeus sacrifices a boar in prayer
Scenes
- Sacrifice of the Boar — Herdsmen pen swine as Eumaeus prays
- Eumaeus orders the best hog killed
- Herders have earned a feast after toil
- He shears bristles, prays for his master
- Nymphs and Hermes each get a share
- Odysseus receives the long chine as honor
- Sharing the Feast — Mesaulius serves bread and pork
- Odysseus thanks his host, prays for him
- Eumaeus says god gives as he pleases
- He burns portions, pours wine for gods
- Eumaeus bought Mesaulius from the Taphians
- The men eat their fill, then rest