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to get telemachus out of harms way. He needed to leave the island until it was safe to return with his father. If he would have stayed he may have been killed by the suitors!

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Q: Why does athena encourage telemachus to go on a journey to find his father?
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What does Athena encourage Telemachus to do?

Athena encourages Telemachus to go on a journey to see if his father Odysseus is still alive and when he finishes this journey to go and kill the suitors.


What action does Athena advise Telemachus to take?

Athena advises Telemachus to leave Ithaca and travel on a journey to find his father, Odysseus


Who persuades Telemachus to search for his father?

Athena is in disguise and persuades telemachus to find his father


He sought his father with the help of Athena?

It was Telemachus


How does Athena help Telemachus?

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.


Who tells Telemachus that his father is on the island of Calypso?

Athena


Who did athena advise to set out with a ship and crew to learn about the world and find news of his father?

Telemachus


What assurance does Athena give to telemachus?

That his father is not dead and is in Ithaca


What goddess advises Telemachus to go searching for his father?

athena


How does telemachus react when Odysseus returns home?

He at first does not believe it is actually his father.....then his father explains that Athena disguised him and then Telemachus is overjoyed of course!


Where does Athena tell telemachus to sail to in search of his father?

Athena tells him to go to Nestor and then to go to Menalos


In the text The Odyssey what is an example of the call to adventure?

An example of a call to adventure in The Odyssey is when Athena visits Telemachus and encourages him to search for news about his father, Odysseus, igniting his journey to find his missing father and assert his role as a leader in his household.