Odysseus sheds a silent tear for he cannot express his love for his old dog Argos as he is in the presence of others.
He wags his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move closer to Odysseus.
Odysseus had bred and trained Argos himself, so Argos knew his master really well.
of his scent
The old hound had know that odysseus had returned becus the dog remembers his master smell.
Yes, Argos, his dog that was very young before he left home, was now about 20 years old. He looks up at Odysseus, wags his tail, and dies.
How does Argos knows that his master Odysseus has returned? He recognizes Odysseus's face. He recognizes Odysseus's voice. He picks up the scent of his master. He doesn't; he dies just as Odysseus appears.
Odysseus cries a tear, but wipes it from his eye. Argos perks up at the vistor and wags his tail. He asks the swineherd Eumaeus about the dog, who tells him about Argos. When Argos recognizes Odysseus, he dies.
He wags his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move closer to Odysseus.
Odysseus's faithful dog, Argos, was the first to recognize him through his rags. Later on, the old nurse Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus while washing his feet, due to a scar he received as a child while on a boar hunt.
Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus purely by his scar.Eumaeus and Philoetius recognize Odysseus by his scar after Odysseus reveals who he is. Laertes, Odysseus' father, also recognizes Odysseus by his scar after Odysseus reveals his identity.
Argos was a city in Ancient Greece with Hera as its patron. Argos was also Odysseus' faithful and loyal dog
Odysseus had bred and trained Argos himself, so Argos knew his master really well.
Argos
Argos
argos dies when his master Odysseus returns to him. no one kills him
While in the underworld: Tiresias recognized Odysseus even before he had drank of the blood. Odysseus' mother Anticlea recognized Odysseus after drinking of the blood. Many former warriors recognized Odysseus, in particular Ajax the greater, who still would not forgive Odysseus after death. While disguised as a beggar by Athena: Argos, his faithful hunting dog, recognized Odysseus. Eurycleia, Odysseus' nurse, recognized Odysseus by his scar. Eumaeus and Philotius recognize Odysseus after he reveals himself to them. The suitors recognize Odysseus after he performs the contest's feat and reveals himself. Penelope recognizes Odysseus after revealing himself. Laertes also recognizes Odysseus after revealing himself.
Odysseus' dog, who dies of happiness. As soon as he recognises his master :'(