telemachos’ journey. telemachos, a young man, is responsible for his father’s house hosts his...
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Telemachos, a young man, is responsible for his father’s house
Hosts his mother’s suitors into the house of Odysseus Suitors takeover the house Telemachos’ mother Penelope delays choosing a new
husband Welcomes a stranger into the home Telemachos wonders about his father Odysseus Telemachos is curious and wants to know more about
his father Importance of father/son relationship
Living in Ithaca
Athena, disguised as Mentes, a family friend, advises Telemachos to find his father
Gives information to Telemachos about his father
Telemachos is inspired and determined to take action and find his father
Tells Telemachos to call a meeting to address his problems
Athena, a goddess, interferes through various disguises in order to help Telemachos
Advice from Athena
Summons Council to discuss his “two troubles” Telemachos wants the suitors to leave his
fathers home Telemachos is telling the people to be ashamed
about what is happening in his home People find out about Penelope’s plan to delay
the suitors and the town Telemachos wants a ship to use on his trip to
find Odysseus
Meeting In Market-place
Athena disguised as Mentor finds a ship
Athena disguised as Telemachos finds the best sailors
Telemachos is prepared to travel to find his father
Gathering a Ship and Sailors
Odysseus dressed up as a beggar goes into Troy and learns many secrets
Telemachus finds out that Odysseus is trapped on Ogygia with Calypso
Telemachus and Pisistratus return to Pylos to set sail for Ithaca
Telemachus discovers the real greatness of his father through stories and others’ experiences
Telemachus learns of his father’s “great gambit” in the Trojan horse which eventually lead to a Greek victory over Troy.
Stories from Sparta