Telemachus
Sign in to saveTelemachus ( ; ) is the son of Odysseus and Penelope in Greek mythology, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey. When Telemachus reached manhood, he visited Pylos and Sparta in search of his wandering father. On his return to Ithaca, he found that Odysseus had reached home before him. Then father and son slayed the suitors who had gathered around to woo Penelope. According to later tradition, Telemachus married Nausicaa after Odysseus's death.
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Telemachus is the son of Odysseus in Homer's *Odyssey*, and as an adult he journeys to find his missing father before returning home to help Odysseus defeat the suitors pursuing his mother Penelope. His story matters because it forms a major part of one of Western literature's most influential epics, exploring themes of growing up and family loyalty in ancient Greek mythology.
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Key facts
- Character.name
- Telemachus
- Character.title
- Prince of Ithaca
- Character.image
- Telemachus departing from Nestor - Henry Howard - Project Gutenberg eText 13725.jpg
- Character.caption
- Telemachus departing from Nestor, painting by Henry Howard (1769–1847)
- Character.nationality
- Greek
- Character.spouse
- Circe; or Cassiphone or Polycaste or Nausicaa
- Character.relatives
- Odysseus (father)Penelope (mother)
- Character.children
- LatinusPersepolisPtoliporthusPoliporthes
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8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- ''Odyssey''
- ''Telegony''
- Later classical authors
- Other appearances
- Notes
- References
- External links
Telemachus ( ; ) is the son of Odysseus and Penelope in Greek mythology, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey. When Telemachus reached manhood, he visited Pylos and Sparta in search of his wandering father. On his return to Ithaca, he found that Odysseus had reached home before him. Then father and son slayed the suitors who had gathered around to woo Penelope. According to later tradition, Telemachus married Nausicaa after Odysseus's death.
The first four books of the Odyssey focus on Telemachus's journeys in search of news about his father, who has yet to return home from the Trojan War, and are traditionally given the title Telemachy.