<Dl> <Dd> As they were speaking, a dog that had been lying asleep raised his head and pricked up his ears . This was Argos, whom Odysseus had bred before setting out for Troy, but he had never had any enjoyment from him . In the old days he used to be taken out by the young men when they went hunting wild goats, or deer, or hares, but now that his master was gone he was lying neglected on the heaps of mule and cow dung that lay in front of the stable doors till the men should come and draw it away to manure the great close; and he was full of fleas . As soon as he saw Odysseus standing there, he dropped his ears and wagged his tail, but he could not get close up to his master . When Odysseus saw the dog on the other side of the yard, dashed a tear from his eyes without Eumaios seeing it, and said: </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> As they were speaking, a dog that had been lying asleep raised his head and pricked up his ears . This was Argos, whom Odysseus had bred before setting out for Troy, but he had never had any enjoyment from him . In the old days he used to be taken out by the young men when they went hunting wild goats, or deer, or hares, but now that his master was gone he was lying neglected on the heaps of mule and cow dung that lay in front of the stable doors till the men should come and draw it away to manure the great close; and he was full of fleas . As soon as he saw Odysseus standing there, he dropped his ears and wagged his tail, but he could not get close up to his master . When Odysseus saw the dog on the other side of the yard, dashed a tear from his eyes without Eumaios seeing it, and said: </Dd> <Dl> <Dd>' Eumaios, what a noble hound is that is over yonder on the manure heap: his build is splendid; is he as fine a fellow as he looks, or is he only one of those dogs that come begging about a table, and are kept merely for show?' </Dd> </Dl> <Dd>' Eumaios, what a noble hound is that is over yonder on the manure heap: his build is splendid; is he as fine a fellow as he looks, or is he only one of those dogs that come begging about a table, and are kept merely for show?' </Dd>

Who is argus and what happens to him