“i hail from crete's broad land, i'm proud to say,
and i am a rich man's son. and many other sons
he brought up in this palace, born in wedlock,
sprung of his lawful wife. unlike my mother.
she was a slave, a concubine he'd purchased, yes,
but he treated me on par with all his true-born sons –
castor, hylax's son…”

who is the speaker of this passage?

a. eumaeus
b. telemachus
c. odysseus
d. melanthius