Question

while odysseus spoke an old hound, lying near, picked up his ears and lifted up his muzzle. this was argus, trained as a puppy by odysseus, but never taken on a hunt before his master sailed for troy.... abandoned there, and half destroyed with flies, old argus lay. but when he knew he heard odysseus voice nearby, he did his best to wag his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move nearer his master... but death and darkness in that instant closed the eyes of argus, who had seen his master, odysseus, after twenty years. the odyssey, homer what does argus symbolize? loyalty what detail in the passage shows arguss symbolic meaning? he dies after waiting twenty years to see odysseus. he never hunted before odysseus left. he does not have any strength left.

Explanation:

Argus is Odysseus' dog. Despite being old, abandoned, and weak, when he hears Odysseus' voice, he tries to wag his tail. The key detail showing his symbolic meaning (loyalty) is that he dies after waiting twenty years to see Odysseus. This long - awaited reunion despite his poor condition symbolizes unwavering loyalty. The other options, "He never hunted before Odysseus left" just gives a back - story about his training, and "He does not have any strength left" is a result of his abandonment and age, not directly related to the symbolic meaning of loyalty.

Answer:

He dies after waiting twenty years to see Odysseus.