Book 14 of 24
Book 14: The hut of Eumaeus
Ulysses in the Hut with Eumaeus.
The swineherd Eumaeus welcomes the stranger in his hut, feeds him and speaks of the master he still misses. Odysseus tells a false story of his own past.
Eumaeus speaks bitterly of the suitors who eat the household's animals. Odysseus tells him that his master will soon come home, and Eumaeus does not believe him.