Telemachus

The Odyssey by Homer is an epic poem, believed to have been written between 800 and 700 BCE. The book focuses on the hero Odysseus and his long journey home to Ithaca after the fall of Tory. During the epic, Telemachus shows a great deal of growth from acting like a boy into being a mature man. He starts his journey being regarded as a child in front of the suitors at his father’s house, and his outburst in front of them furthered this opinion. As the story progresses however his growth is…

the various examples of foreshadowing. In the Book Fifteen, when Menelaus and Helen have reunited and came back to Sparta, Telemachus visits them searching the news about his father Odysseus. As Menelaus is Odysseus’…

describes the journeys of Odysseus and Telemachus. The first part of the hero’s journey starts with Telemachus and his struggle with the suitors. The middle of the hero’s journey consists of Odysseus as he faces tests, meets allies, and confronts enemies. The last part of the hero’s journey is when Telemachus and Odysseus come together to kill the suitors. Odysseus and Telemachus both go on a large journey starting with Telemachus in the Ordinary World. Telemachus represents the first part of…

Odyssey in Relation to Life Telemachus lives around a depressing life without a father, but his journey and experiences prove for some interesting morals. Morals such as normality, a human’s growth, and the ideas of what’s to come next. With that all being said let’s dive straight in. We cannot argue that Telemachus desire is to restore normality because he was never born in a “normal” lifestyle to begin with. Sure, it’s normal for a kid to want his father back from a war, but that still does…

In the Odyssey one main theme is all about heroism. Telemachus has someone to look up in reaching that hero aspect and of course none the less than Odysseus, his father. Telemachus hasn’t always been born a hero in any manner but rather had to learn from mistakes and grow as an individual. In the first book of the odyssey, Odysseus home is being occupied by the suitors and Telemachus is still not up to par yet with his way of being that hero, and demanding that the suitors stop taking the sheep…

he must take revenge on them. Odysseus asks for courage, bravery, and Athene’s guidance in the situation. Athene in return says that she will be with Odysseus, and she turns him into a beggar in order to disguise him. Athene then leaves to find Telemachus, who is preparing to leave Sparta and return home. Book XIV: Odysseus, obeying Athene’s command, leaves and finds Eumaeus the swineherd. Eumaeus, though unaware that it is Odysseus, welcomes him in and tells him the stories of the disappearance…

epic poem about a man of twists and turns, Odysseus, the greatest hero in Ithaca who is known for his muscle and bravery. His son, Telemachus, a curious boy wanting to find his father, starts his journey across the seas of Greece. In the epic poem, The Odyssey, by Homer, the reader can believe two sides of the poem, realistic or nonrealistic. In Ithaca, where Telemachus lives, there are gender roles. Comparing men and women in situations can be very different on what they are, such as; viewing…

Telemachus, son of Odysseus, does not appear in The Odyssey for a large expanse of time. However, he makes a huge impact by showing how he grows up. His father has been away at war and lost at sea for twenty years. Odysseus’s exciting journey spans the majority of the book. He spends time in many strange islands with monsters, Cyclopes, and Godlike beings. Never losing hope in his father’s return, Telemachus has to mature quickly to keep the house in order. Telemachus makes this epic poem not…

Odyssey, is significant in the story so far by becoming the supporter to both Odysseus and Telemachus. Unlike other gods and goddesses, Athena favors and lavish Odysseus to the point that she became the passionate goddess that plead with her father, Zeus, to help Odysseus out. Due to Odysseus being confined in Ogygia, Calypso’s island, Athena personally made a visit to Ithaca and encourage Odysseus’s son, Telemachus, to go out on a voyage and seek his father that will solve the situation with…

tranquility and security of people. Trust extends from thoughts to people in The Odyssey. Telemachus, Odysseus’ son, trusts in the idea that his father is still alive and gains tranquility and security when his trust is fulfilled when his father returns to Ithaca. Penelope’s trustworthy relationship with Odysseus manages to keep the suitors at bay until Odysseus can return and battle them alongside Telemachus. Odysseus’ trusts in the idea that he will get home and finally see his family after…