Eumaeus

[ yoo-mee-uhs ]

noun(in the Odyssey)
  1. the faithful swineherd of Odysseus.

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How to use Eumaeus in a sentence

  • And in like manner Eumaeus prayed that Ulysses might return home.

    The Odyssey | Homer
  • On hearing this Telemachus smiled to his father, but so that Eumaeus could not see him.

    The Odyssey | Homer
  • Then he roused Telemachus, Philoetius, and Eumaeus, and told them all to put on their armour also.

    The Odyssey | Homer
  • Remembering the anxiety of his mother during his absence he sent Eumaeus to the town to acquaint her with his arrival.

    Authors of Greece | T. W. Lumb
  • Seeing him from a little distance Odysseus wiped away his tears unnoticed of Eumaeus and asked whose the hound was.

    Authors of Greece | T. W. Lumb