# Eumaeus — The Odyssey character guide

> Eumaeus in The Odyssey by Homer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Swineherd Eumaeus, Noble Eumaeus, the master swineherd

**First appearance:** 0014-book-xiii-arrival-of-ulysses-at-ithaca

## Who they are

The loyal swineherd who keeps Ulysses' hearth alive in his absence, offering shelter and fierce devotion to a master he believes is lost.

## Relationships

### [Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/characters/ulysses)

_friendship_

Eumaeus is the loyal swineherd and faithful servant of Ulysses, who aids him upon his return to Ithaca.

### [Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/characters/ulysses)

_friendship_

Eumaeus is the loyal swineherd and faithful servant of Ulysses, who aids him upon his return to Ithaca.

### [Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/characters/ulysses)

_friendship_

Eumaeus is the loyal swineherd and faithful servant of Ulysses, who aids him upon his return to Ithaca.

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