Telemachus

catch on.” * * * “What shall I ever do?” Telemachus sighs. “If only the gods can provide me with the divine guidance that can help me in my time of need.” Knock. Knock. As the maid opens the door, Athena in the guise of Mentor appears. “Oh guest, please come in. We shall rub you down in oil, provide you with a bath and have you in a new set of clothes,” says the maid. “Your kindness is not needed,” says Mentor. “I have urgent business with prince Telemachus.” “No, no, I insist. Have a bath,…

you ever wondered what it's like to travel across the sea alone? This is a fiction novel called The Odyssey written by Homer. The book is about a young man named telemachus. Who is sailing across the the sea and his troubles getting there. The conflict in the odyssey relates to the theme. The conflict in The Odyssey is that telemachus leaves for the trojan war and doesn't return for 20 years because of poseidon's revenge. “Now the people of Pylos were gathered on the shore to offer…

In fact, the only time it is mentioned that Penelope can leave the house is when suggestions of her returning to her father’s island arise. During the public meeting led by Telemachus, one of the islanders exclaims that “Let him urge his mother back to her father’s house” (2.217). Even Pallas Athena suggests to Telemachus that “As for your mother, if the spirit moves her to marry, / let her go back to her father’s house, a man of power” (1.316-17). Penelope is only allowed to leave the male…

husband’s absence prevents her from moving onward with her life, resorting to being stagnant. Gazing at his mother’s hopeless state, Telemachus rebukes Penelope for her rapid judgment and inability to conquer her plaguing thoughts. Ultimately, while showing Penelope’s inability to control her emotions and ideas, the situation simultaneously reveals that Telemachus is aware of such traits of his mother. As a mother would not wish for her son to suffer, likewise, a son would not want to see his…

Homer was able to show that loyalty by presenting it with many different characters. Penelope’s loyalty was established through true love. Telemachus showed his loyalty by going on a search for his father he hardly knew to establish a relationship. Eumaeus and Philoetius was just very loyal and true servants. Odysseus showed a strong sense of respect to the gods, and they helped him overcome difficult obstacles. Each character proved their faithfulness differently, but they all showed a great…

important to the Greeks. During Odysseus and Telemachus’ travels, they encountered many people with different ideas of a welcome to their home. A few were very hostile and Odysseus lost men, but many offered an open home to the unknown travelers. The first time this is displayed is when Telemachus traveled to meet King Nestor of Pylos, and is invited to dine with the king and his friends, eating extravagant food and wine before the king even knew that Telemachus was a prince and the son…

Chapter 17 begins with Telemachus tending to his mother, Penelope and then giving orders to the swine-herd to bring the “beggar” or Odysseus into town. Meanwhile in back in the palace Penelope, who is gracious to see her son alive, asks of the status of Odysseus but Telemachus instead avoids the questions and demands that his mother bathes and prepare herself. Then as the suitors begin to file into the palace, Penelope then questions her son once again about what Telemachus has learned during…

Calypso, but the story follows Odysseus’s son Telemachus at first. Telemachus is frustrated that in his father’s…

29. Greek myths sometimes explained natural phenomena. As seafaring people, the Greeks would be affected by hazards of the sea. What natural dangers of the sea are represented by Scylla and Charybdis? Scylla represent the natural dangers of the sea in the form of dangerous rocks, while Charybdis represents the natural dangers of a whirlpool. 30. Why do the men not try to fight Scylla even though she presents a danger? The men do not try to fight of Scylla because they know that she is…

In The Odyssey, written by Homer, Odysseus goes on a long journey away from home. While being away there are wooers, who are trying to take his kingdom and place as king. Penelope, his wife, does not allow that to happen and his son, Telemachus, goes out to search for his father. Odysseus’s journey back home was a long one because of the obstacles thrown at him by gods and goddesses. When he finally arrived at home, he disguised himself as a beggar and fought the wooers. He ended up killing them…