1) Character in the Odyssey 
In Greek mythology, Eumaeus (s; Εὔμαιος, Eumaios) was Odysseus`s swineherd and friend. His father, Ktesios son of Ormenos, was king of an island called Syria. When he was a young child a Phoenician sailor seduced his nurse, a slave, who agreed to bring the child among other treasures in exchange for their help in her escape. The nurse was....[genus] Eumaeus is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. ==Selected species== ...
[Ivanhoe] swineherd in Homer's Odyssey
the faithful swineherd of Odysseus.