Odyssey - Book 17 Minor characters
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- Created on: 08-04-20 21:23
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- Book 17 - The characters.
- Slaves
- Eumaeus
- Swineherd: kind and helpful to Odysseus (disguised as an old beggar.)
- Defends Odysseus against Melsnthius
- Faithful and antithesis of Melanthius
- Swineherd: kind and helpful to Odysseus (disguised as an old beggar.)
- Considerate, kind, refined, loyal
- Eurycleia
- Ody's old nurse
- Theoclymenus
- Seer
- Tells Telemachus that Odysseus lives and is on Ithaca.
- Eurynome
- Housekeeper
- Faithful to Ody
- Housekeeper
- Eumaeus
- Suitors
- Antinous
- ‘You are always the hardest on Odysseus’ servants, and especially on me [Eumaeus the swineherd].’
- Goes out of his way to insult Odysseus; hits Odysseus with a stool.
- Verbally assaults Eumaeus and challenges why he brought the 'beggar' inside
- ‘You are always the hardest on Odysseus’ servants, and especially on me [Eumaeus the swineherd].’
- Melanthius (Goatherd)
- Impudent, cruel, crude and appeasing toward the suitors.
- Subordinate of the suitors: scorns Eumaeus and kicks his beggar companion
- Amphinomus
- Guilty by his complicity
- Opportunity to leave but chooses to stay.
- Not particularly disagreeable
- Guilty by his complicity
- Antinous
- Opportunity to leave but chooses to stay.
- Slaves
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