... and helps Odysseus defeat them. There are several other characters in The Odyssey that show loyalty such as the cowherd and swineherd who are loyal to their masters and also Eurycleia, Odysseus' nurse, is loyal to Penelope while Odysseus is gone. The quality of being loyal very important in The Odyssey because it shows how being loyal to a person is the ... ...

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... formal speeches rather than quick dialogue. The poet-narrator's eyes see past and present as equally interesting and valuable. Sometimes a dramatic scene- such as the bathing of Odysseus' feet by Eurycleia when she sees his scar and discovers his true identity will be interrupted by a long story from the past about how he got the scar. The Odyssey I must say is ... ...

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