What happens in this book:
Telemachos goes home. Odysseus goes to the swineherd's house where they eat dinner together. Odysseus's dog dies and Odysseus is told to go around and beg. Antinoos is rude to him.
Characters:
Odysseus, Eumaios, Telemachos, Dawn, Athena, Eurycleia, Peiraios, Penelopeia, Theoclymenos, Melanthios o' Dolios, Argos Antinoos, Eurynome
Theme:
Hospitality. The swineherd gave Odysseus dinner when he didn't have to.
Why it's important:
This chapter is important because Odysseus finally goes back to his house. It is also the beginning of his plan to kill the suitors there.
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