Summary - Telemachos goes home. Peiraios hands Theoclymenos back to Telemachos. Telemachos tells his mother of his travels. Theoclymenos makes a prediction about Odysseus. Odysseus and Eumaios go to town where they are taunted by a goatherder, Melanthios. Odysseus' dog, Argos, dies after seeing Odysseus return. Odysseus eats at his own house and then begs for bread from the suitors. Odysseus begs from Antinoos, but Antinoos is rude to him and punches him. Odysseus starts plotting his vengeance. Penelope asks to speak with the Odysseus. Eumaios goes back to his pigs.
Importance - Odysseus finally returns to his house. He also meets the suitors.
Themes - Hospitality, Eumaios feeds and helps out Odysseus and the suitors give Odysseus bread.
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