Philoeteus
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From Homer's The Odyssey, Philoeteus is the primary cowherd of Odysseus. On the protagonist's return to Ithaca, he stands with Odysseus against the suitors of his wife, Penelope.
He works together with Eumaeus to accomplish some tasks as locking the suitors in Odysseus' home and stealing their weapons, so they could not fight back. Odysseus later promises both Philoeteus and Eumaeus freedom and power for being one of his few servants that remained faithful at his return to Ithaca.
During Homer's time, Philoeteus along with some other of Odysseus's servants became known as one of the first to be considered a main character in a story.
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