BOOK XVIII

And now there arrived a public beggar, who used to go begging through

the town of Ithaka, known to fame for his ravenous belly and appetite for

eating and drinking. There was no real strength in him, nor any force, but

his build was big to look at.

5 He had the name Arnaios, for thus the lady his mother called him from birth,

but all the young men used to call him Iros, because he would run and

give messages when anyone told him.