a bald, wrinlkled beggar
They could not arm themselves. Odysseus and Telemachus saw to it that no weapons remained in the room before Odysseus began shooting his arrows, and Telemachus began striking with his sword.
Telemachus' mother was with him for the first 20 years of his life without his father. She might have told him. Odysseus was very popular in his home, the city of Ithaca. The town's people would have told him. Telemachus was once a toddler. We all know how questionable little toddlers are! he would have defiantly asked as soon as he could talk.
Yes, in Book 18 L.269 in the Penguin version
-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.
Only Odysseus could string his mighty bow. Telemachus would have strung the bow on his fourth try, but was stopped by Odysseus. The bow originally belonged to Iphitus of Lacedaemon, son of Eurytus. Eurytus was originally given the bow by Apollo.
a bald, wrinkled beggar
a bald, wrinkled beggar
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Eurymachus
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They could not arm themselves. Odysseus and Telemachus saw to it that no weapons remained in the room before Odysseus began shooting his arrows, and Telemachus began striking with his sword.
Yes, Odysseus did tell Penelope to remarry once their son Telemachus could grow a beard. This was a way of ensuring that Penelope would wait for him during his long absence at the Trojan War, knowing that Telemachus would be a grown man by the time he returned.
In the Odyssey, Odysseus shows his superior physical strength by stringing his bow easily, which no other suitor could do, and Telemachus could barely have done.
Telemachus is shocked and initially doesn't believe his father is truly Odysseus, as he has been away for so long and looks different. Eventually, he is convinced by certain signs and recognizes him as his father. They embrace and weep together.
on line 420, Odysseus tells Telemachus that he could shoot string the bow because he was still strong....i hope this helped
Telemachus....he would have strung the bow if his father had not stopped him.antinous