How did Eumaeus become a swineherd?

He was captured by pirates while herding sheep.
His city was sacked when he was a child.
He is from a long line of swineherds.
He was kidnapped by his father's servant.

Eumaeus was originally son of the king Ktesios, who ruled the island of Syra. When Eumaeus was a child, he was kidnapped by his nurse, who was a slave and wanted to escape. Eumaeus was eventually purchased by Odysseus's father, Laertes, and raised in the household. He is the first mortal that Odysseus meets upon his return to Ithaca.

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How did Eumaeus become a swineherd? He was captured by pirates while herding sheep. His city was sacked when he was a child. He is from a long line of swineherds. He was kidnapped by his father's servant.

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How did Eumaeus become a swineherd?

He was captured by pirates while herding sheep.
His city was sacked when he was a child.
He is from a long line of swineherds.
He was kidnapped by his father's servant.