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Towards the end of the Odyssey , as the long-anticipated moment of Odysseus' homecoming fi nally approaches, Homer presents us with a touching scene of reunion and recognition, when the hero is momentarily re-united with his faithful hound, Argus, after an absence of twenty years. Arriving at the gates of his palace in the guise of a beggar, Odysseus sees his old hunting dog lying unwanted and forsaken in the dirt. Argus is too weak to get up to greet his master, but hearing Odysseus' voice, he drops his ears and wags his tail in recognition, before immediately succumbing to old age and dying. 1 Th e fl eeting reunion between Odysseus and Argus was evidently intended to elicit feelings of pathos. Th e poignancy of Argus' old and decrepit state is emphasized, as is the neglect he has suff ered during Odysseus' long absence, and the tear that Odysseus wipes away when seeing his old dog is testament to the strong emotional bond that unites them. Th e relationship between the two, then -in which the steadfast loyalty of Argus is refl ected in feelings of pity and aff ection from Odysseus -is presented as reciprocal, and is couched in aff ective terms. But as well as eliciting our sympa

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David Salter

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