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hill of Mercury above the town of Ithaca

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hill of Mercury above the town of Ithaca
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Ithaca
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Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.

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swineherd loyal to Ulysses, Penelope, and TelemachusCharacter1 observation
·Remembered

Eumaeus recalled reaching the crest of the hill of Mercury above the town.

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“‘I did not think of asking about that,’ replied Eumaeus, ‘when I was in the town. I thought I would give my message and come back as soon as I could. I met a man sent by those who had gone with you to Pylos, and he was the first to tell the news to your mother, but I can say what I saw with my own eyes; I had just got on to the crest of the hill of Mercury above the town when I saw a ship coming into harbour with a number of men in her. They had many shields and spears, and I thought it was the suitors, but I cannot be sure.’ ”

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·Reported

Mercury’s hill above Ithaca is Eumaeus’s vantage point for seeing the armed ship enter harbour.

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“crest of the hill of Mercury above the town when I saw a ship coming into harbour”

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·Remembered
“the crest of the hill of Mercury above the town”

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Book 16 · Passage 43

‘I did not think of asking about that,’ replied Eumaeus, ‘when I was in the town. I thought I would give my message and come back as soon as I could. I met a man sent by those who had gone with you to Pylos, and he was the first to tell the news to your mother, but I can say what I saw with my own eyes; I had just got on to the crest of the hill of Mercury above the town when I saw a ship coming into harbour with a number of men in her. They had many shields and spears, and I thought it was the suitors, but I cannot be sure.’