person
Philoetius
also: Φιλοίτιος
Odysseus's loyal cowherd, set over his cattle since boyhood among the Cephallenians; he joins Eumaeus and Odysseus in the fight against the suitors in Book 22.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §20.183 Philoetius, leader of men
Odysseus's faithful cowherd, raised among the Cephallenians from boyhood; he will fight beside Odysseus and Eumaeus in Book 22.