Odysseus with Eumaeus, His Swineherd
Theodoor van Thulden, after Primaticcio · 1633 · Museum Plantin-Moretus · Antwerp, Belgium
Dressed as a ragged beggar, Odysseus reaches home and is welcomed by Eumaeus, the loyal swineherd who never stopped hoping his master would return. Explore its place in Book XIV of the Odyssey.