Loyalty And Deception
Loyalty and Recognition
Loyalty implies a sense of duty or of devoted attachment to something or someone (www.dictionary.com). It is also about a person's obligation to support a cause or a leader. In The Odyssey loyalty is portrayed in many forms. Odysseus is loyal to the gods because he knows they held his life in their hands during is travels. Telemachus is loyal to Odysseus even though he knows him soles from stories he has heard about him. There are many instances where loyalty is showcased in the strongest sense of the word especially in time of complete uncertainty. Loyalty is extremely prevalent in this story and plays a huge role in explaining why Odysseus' dog Argos was capable of recognizing Odysseus immediately and Penelope presumably was not.
Odysseus' faithful dog waited for his master to return home for twenty years even though he was presumed dead. He was the only character that immediately recognized Odysseus. Now, as they talked on, a dog that lay there lifted......
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