a lamb
Athena helps Telemachus by telling him that his father is not dead. She also tells him to seek information about his father from Menelaus and King Nestor.
he poured a drink offering
Telemachus leaves Ithaca to go to Pylos, the city of Neleus. Telemachus spends a night in Pherae, home of Diocles. Finally, Telemachus arrives at the home of Menelaus, Lacedaemon.
When Menelaus gives Telemachus a parting gift of a silver mixing bowl decorated with gold, he is practicing which ancient ritual? The answer is: "xenia".
Telemachus accepts a silver bowl with a gold lip from Menelaus.
a lamb
Athena helps Telemachus by telling him that his father is not dead. She also tells him to seek information about his father from Menelaus and King Nestor.
Menelaus is the brother of Agamemnon and the King of Sparta. His wife is Helen and he was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War. In the Odyssey, Menelaus tries to help Telemachus find his father Odysseus.
menelaus
Menelaus wished to give Telemachus "three stallions and a chariot burnished bright...and a gorgeous cup." Telemachus regretfully declined these gifts for his own reasons. In exchange, Menelaus instead gave Telemachus "a mixing bowl...solid silver finished off with a lip of gold."
Telemachus visited the palace of Menelaus in Lacedaemon.
he poured a drink offering
he poured a drink offering
Menelaus gave Helen a silver bowl and an embroidered robe
he poured a drink offering
Menelaus and Helen