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Q: Telemachus and Peisistratus visit the king of Sparta in hopes of receiving word of Odysseus The king's name is?
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Who went to Sparta with telemachus?

Peisistratus


How does Telemachus change after his encounter with Athena?

Telemachus is made more confident to find Odysseus, and to drive out the suitors. (Neither of which he does.) Later, however, he does travel to Pylos and Sparta to learn of Odysseus' fate, and eventually, he assists Odysseus in killing the suitors.


Why does Athena visit Telemachus?

Athena visits Telemachus to give him strength, courage, and encouragement. She also sets him on his way to ready for Odysseus eventual return to Ithaca. She gets Telemachus to go on a boat provided by Noemon to search for word of Odysseus' fate. He first went to Pylos, and then on to the court of Menelaus (in Sparta) to get word. She then provided several other instances of help, including protecting Telemachus, protecting Odysseus.


Did nestor go to Sparta with telemachus?

No. Pisistratus went along to accompany Telemachus to Sparta


How does King Menelaus know Odysseus in 'The Odyssey'?

Menelaus, King of Sparta, naturtally knows Odysseus, King of Ithaca.


Why had Telemachus left Ithaca?

He and Mentor left to Pylos and Sparta to ask King Nestor and King Menelaus about the news regarding his father, Odysseus.


How does Telemachus' departure from Sparta parallel Odysseus' departure from Phaeacia?

Both Telemachus and Odysseus depart from their hosts' homes with guidance and gifts from their hosts - Mentor in Sparta and Alcinous in Phaeacia, respectively. They both set out on journeys that are pivotal in their personal growth and quests to reclaim their throne and reunite with their family. The departures mark significant transitions in their journeys towards fulfilling their destinies.


Where did telemachus live in the odyssey-address?

Telemachus was Odysseus' son. In the Odyssey, he spends much of the story either travelling in search of his father or staying in Sparta as a guest of King Menelaos, but his official place of residence is the island of Ithaca.


Where did Penelope from Greek mythology originate from?

Penelope, the daughter of Icarius and Periboea of Sparta. She was the wife of Odysseus (thus Queen of Ithaca) within the Odyssey by Homer, and mother of Telemachus.


Who is the host of Telemachus?

The host of Telemachus, an event featuring discussions on various cultural and societal issues, is Reni Eddo-Lodge, a British writer and journalist known for her work on race and feminism.


Whose palace did Telemachus visit in Sparta?

Telemachus visited the palace of Menelaus in Lacedaemon.


Where does telemachus go looking for his father?

Sparta