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Who sent his son Pisistratus with telemachus to Sparta in the Odyssey?
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Nestor was Pisastratus' father. Nestor advises Telemachus to take his sons as escorts.
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Who is Telemachus?
-noun Classical Mythology.the son of Odysseus and Penelope who helped Odysseus to kill the suitors of Penelope.-noun Classical Mythology.The son of Odysseus and Penelope who helped Odysseus to kill the suitors of Penelope. in Greek mythology, son of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife, Penelope. The constant companion of his mother during the long years of Odysseus's wanderings after the fall of Troy, Telemachus watched with increasing unhappiness as the many ill-mannered suitors for the hand of his mother lived riotously on his father's estate. Unable to bear the taunts of these men any longer, the youth set out for Pylos to learn from the old king Nestor the fate of Odysseus. Although the old man could not help him, he sent Telemachus to Menelaus, king of Sparta, from whom the boy learned that his father had been held prisoner by the nymph Calypso. Still uncertain as to whether his father was alive or dead, Telemachus returned to Ithaca only to discover that during his absence Odysseus had returned home. The king had not revealed himself, however, having been disguised as a beggar. After a joyous reunion, Telemachus helped Odysseus kill the suitors and make himself known to Penelope. According to a later legend, Telemachus married the sorceress Circe or her daughter Cassiphone.the son of Odysseus (A+ answer).From Homer's epic poem, 'The Odyssey', Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope.
Why did the Athenians and the Spartans not get along after the Persians Wars?
Sparta's serf population revolted and Athens sent a force to help the Spartans put it down. Then the Athenian soldiers started to sympathise with the serfs , so the Spartans sent them home. Relations froze. When the Athenians made an empire out of the Delian League cities it had led against the persians, it became adventurous and interfered in the affairs of the cities of the Peloponnesian League which Sparta led. Sparta asked Athens to back off, an overconfident Athens persisted and war ensued.
What are two leading Greek citystates?
The most famous city states in ancient Greece were Athens and Sparta. Dont think of Greece as a single country, they never were, more like every city having its own rules laws and independance from all others occasionally some would be able to influence others with military alliances and such but all were very independent.
What happened to Helen after the war?
Her husband took her back to Sparta when she eventually died it says that Helen in the underworld went for rebirth making it her second time for rebirth she was born again this time as a demigod from the god Aphrodite when she died again she was sent to the isle of the blest
Why was Daedalus sent to Labyrinth?
He was sent to build the Labyrinth.
What boys was sent to military camp at age seven Athens or Sparta?
Sparta.
Who is Paris in The Odyssey?
Paris is a character in Homer's epic poem The Iliad, not The Odyssey. In The Iliad, Paris is a prince of Troy and his abduction of Helen, the queen of Sparta, serves as the catalyst for the Trojan War.
Boys were sent to military camp at age seven?
sparta
What generated the distrust between Athens and Sparta?
The Athens sent a contingent to help the Sparta put down a serf uprising. The Athenians started to side with the serfs, and the Spartans sent them home. Relations soured.
Why does prince Paris tell queen Helen that his father sent him to Sparta?
Because it was the truth to why Prince Paris of Troy found himself in Sparta.
What did Athens do when Sparta sent soldiers and their king in the fight against Persia?
They sent a fleet of ships/ navy and Themistocles was their captain.
What was the relationship of Athens and Sparta after the war?
They continued their longstanding friendly and supportive relationship. Then Athens sent a contingent to help Sparta put down an uprising by its serf population, however the Athenians started to sympathise with the serfs and Sparta sent them home. Relations collapsed and they became hostile to each other.
Who is Telemachus?
-noun Classical Mythology.the son of Odysseus and Penelope who helped Odysseus to kill the suitors of Penelope.-noun Classical Mythology.The son of Odysseus and Penelope who helped Odysseus to kill the suitors of Penelope. in Greek mythology, son of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife, Penelope. The constant companion of his mother during the long years of Odysseus's wanderings after the fall of Troy, Telemachus watched with increasing unhappiness as the many ill-mannered suitors for the hand of his mother lived riotously on his father's estate. Unable to bear the taunts of these men any longer, the youth set out for Pylos to learn from the old king Nestor the fate of Odysseus. Although the old man could not help him, he sent Telemachus to Menelaus, king of Sparta, from whom the boy learned that his father had been held prisoner by the nymph Calypso. Still uncertain as to whether his father was alive or dead, Telemachus returned to Ithaca only to discover that during his absence Odysseus had returned home. The king had not revealed himself, however, having been disguised as a beggar. After a joyous reunion, Telemachus helped Odysseus kill the suitors and make himself known to Penelope. According to a later legend, Telemachus married the sorceress Circe or her daughter Cassiphone.the son of Odysseus (A+ answer).From Homer's epic poem, 'The Odyssey', Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope.
How was the government in Athens and Sparta different?
The government in Sparta was that unhealthy babies were to be killed and young boys were sent to the army. In athens they created a democracy. In Sparta they were ruled by two kings until they died and in athen they were ruled by archons
Was Sparta in Greece in the Elizabethan era?
No, The original Sparta was at the height of it's power over 1100 years before Elizabeth I, it was destroyed by Alaric and the Visigoths in 396AD. Such was the reputation of the Spartan army that even Alexander the Great and his father Philip of Macedonia left them alone, although Philip sent them this message 'If I enter Sparta, I will level it to the ground.' The Spartans sent back a one word message, 'IF'.
What was the battle names of Sparta and Athens when Sparta sent olny 300 men?
Thermopylae is the pass where the Spartans fought the Persians. The Athenians simultaneously fought the Persians in the battle of Salamis (a naval battle)
When Sparta sent soldiers and their king to battle the Persians did the Athens do the same?
No, not at the battle of Thermopylae. The Spartans sent 300 soldiers lead by their king to a narrow passage to postpone the Persian invasion while Athens, Sparta, and numerous other Ancient Greek city-states prepared to go to all out war.
