In this excerpt, the harp’s music is a symbol of odysseus’s patience and endurance. long journey back home. reunion with old colleagues. happiness upon returning home.

It’s been a while since I’ve read the Odysseus, however, If I remember correctly, the harp upon returning home represents Odysseus’s happiness upon returning home after having endured a long journey (which will soon change in a later part of the story). I hope this helped !

George