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#21

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Tracing the route of the o...

Last post by Erpingham - Apr 04, 2026, 07:50 AM

Quote from: Nick Harbud on Apr 04, 2026, 07:14 AMOf course, this makes the assumption that there was only one dog with that name rather than a succession of replacement pooches...

As the point of the tale IIRC is that the dog remembers him, this seems unlikely.

#22

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Tracing the route of the o...

Last post by Keraunos - Apr 04, 2026, 07:50 AM

Or that Argos may have been picked up as a pet by Odysseus while on campaign but had the good sense to take a direct ship back to Ithaca when it was over?

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Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Tracing the route of the o...

Last post by Nick Harbud - Apr 04, 2026, 07:14 AM

Of course, this makes the assumption that there was only one dog with that name rather than a succession of replacement pooches...

#24

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Tracing the route of the o...

Last post by Ian61 - Apr 04, 2026, 01:51 AM

OK
This seems to be a perennial topic for folks to have a go at, always seem convincing but I am not familiar enough with the source material to really comment.
(I still worry about the age of the dog - would have been better named after Methuselah than Argos.)

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