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The suitors treated Telemachus with disdain because they saw him as a young, inexperienced obstacle rather than a legitimate threat to their ambitions. They believed that his youth and lack of authority made him easy to disregard, allowing them to pursue his mother, Penelope, without fear of repercussions. Additionally, the suitors were emboldened by the belief that Odysseus was dead, leading them to underestimate Telemachus's potential to assert himself and reclaim his family's honor.

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