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In the Odyssey, Melantho is a foil to Eurynome and Eurykleia.
Melantho, the sibling of Melanthios, is a palace servant who is loyal to the suitors rather than the Queen. In order to die in the most humiliating way, she is hanged.
In literature, a foil character is a character that is opposite to the main character in personality, physical appearance, or both.
In the excerpt the possible evidences would be:
1. <span>Some wounded thing, by the evidence a large animal, had thrashed about in the underbrush;
the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson
2. A small, glittering object not far away caught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. It was an empty cartridge.</span>