Question

Treated as rubbish now, he lay at last

upon a mass of dung before the gates—
manure of mules and cows, piled there until
fieldhands could spread it on the king's estate.
Abandoned there, and half destroyed with flies,
old Argus lay.

What functions as a symbol in this excerpt?

Answer 1

Answer: Argus functions as a symbol.

Explanation: Moreover, the faithfulness and loyalty of the dog symbolizes the love and the simple relationship of Odysseus and Argus.