ائومایوس

Also known as Eumaios

right|300px|thumb|Bonaventura Genelli, Odysseus sits by the fire as Eumaeus discovers Telemachus at the entrance of his hut. In Greek mythology, Eumaeus (; Ancient Greek: Εὔμαιος Eumaios meaning 'searching well') was Odysseus' doulos, swineherd, and friend. His father, Ctesius, son of Ormenus, was king of an island called Syra (present-day Syros in the Greek islands of the Cyclades). == Mythology == When he was a young child, a Phoenician sailor seduced his nurse, a slave, who agreed to bring the child among other treasures in exchange for their help in her escape. The nurse was killed by Arte