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which theme is depicted in this excerpt from book 21 of the odyssey?

graceful she said, and bade eumaeus show
the rival peers the ringlets and the bow.
from his full eyes the tears unbidden spring,
touch'd at the dear memorials of his king.
philaetius too relents, but secret shed
the tender drops.

a.
deception
b.
loyalty
c.
justice
d.
piety