As a father, brimming with love, welcomes home
his darling only son in a warm embrace –
what pain he’s borne for him and him alone…
…………………………………….
His words flew from the heart. “You’re home…
Sweet light of my eyes!”
This passage is from Book XVI of "The Journey's of Odysseus." It shows the loving greeting given by Eumaeus to Telemachu after he entered the swineherd’s hut.
