Odysseus arrives at Ithaca, and the first person he sees is a sheep herder named Eumaeus. A little while later Telemachus returns to Ithaca after trying to find his father. He goes to the sheep herder’s house. Telemachus at first does not believe it when Odysseus tells him he is his father. He believes it is a trick of some kind and draws his sword to attack Odysseus.Odysseus convinces Telemachus of the truth by pointing out their similar facial features and tells him the story of the day he was born..Telemachus hugs his father for the first time in twenty years. Telemachus returns to the palace after promising Odysseus that he will not tell anyone that Odysseus has returned to Ithaca.