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Ghosting hurts because it withdraws something more fundamental than love: recognition.

Homer's Argos reminds us that our deepest longing is simply to be seen and remembered.

Two of the world's greatest epics arrive at the same profound truth about fidelity.

The reunion of Odysseus and Argos occupies barely 40 lines, yet it is one of the most moving episodes in Homer’s Odyssey.

After 20 years away, Odysseus returns to Ithaca disguised as a beggar. Outside the palace lies his old hunting dog, Argos, blind, flea-ridden, and abandoned on a dung heap. Recognising his master, the dog lifts his head, gives a final wag of his tail—and dies.

Christopher Nolan greatly expanded Argos’ role in his film adaptation, showing the dog ageing under the neglect and abuse of the suitors. Many cinemagoers, myself included, found the brief reunion between dog and master to be the film’s most moving scene. Nolan has said that Argos was one of the elements that drew him to the project,........

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