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  Telemachus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Telemachus (also transliterated as Telemachos or Telémakhos; literally, "far-away fighter") is a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope.
Telemachus however does not achieve manhood in accordance with the Greek tradition of hospitality, and it's debatable whether or not he is a "man" by the end of the epic.
Telemachus is the subject of François Fénelon's The Adventures of Telemachus, Son of Ulysses (1699), a scathing attack on the monarchy of France.
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 Telemachus
Telemachus was the son of Odysseus and Penelope.
Palamedes placed Telemachus in front of his father's plow, and Odysseus revealed his sanity by swerving to avoid injuring the child.
By the time Telemachus got back to Ithaca, he was a much more self-confident and assertive young man. He got to prove his newly acquired maturity when he joined Odysseus in slaughtering the suitors and then standing up to their outraged relatives in the final scene of the Odyssey.
www.pantheon.org /articles/t/telemachus.html   (226 words)

  
 Telemachus, Greek Mythology Link.
Telemachus is the Ithacan prince who longed for his father Odysseus' return, hoping that it would put an end to the outrages that were being committed by the SUITORS OF PENELOPE during his absence.
Telemachus perceived such a change in his own state of mind that he realised that a divinity had been with him; for insight or courage do not appear in the mind by themselves, but instead are planted there by the gods.
Telemachus came first to Pylos, which is in southwestern Peloponnesus, and was there received by King Nestor, who told him what he knew about The Returns of the ACHAEAN LEADERS after the war.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Telemachus
Telemachus, in Greek mythology, son of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife, Penelope.
Athena goes in disguise to Ithaca, where Penelope and her son Telemachus are being harassed by a horde of 108 suitors who want to compel the queen to...
Nestor welcomes Telemachus, tells him about the experiences of some of the Greek leaders after their departure from Troy, and entertains him for the...
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 Saint Telemachus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint Telemachus, (died 404 AD), was a monk who, according to Catholic tradition, intervened in a gladiator fight in the Roman colosseum and was stoned to death by the crowd.
The Christian Emperor Honorius however was impressed by the monk's martyrdom and it spurred him to issue an edict banning gladiator fights.
The story is found in the writings of Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus (393-457 A.D.) but there is no other evidence of the existence of Telemachus and most mainstream historians do not agree with the Catholic tradition that the colosseum or gladiator games ended by an act of Telemachus.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Telemachus   (188 words)

  
 The Internet Classics Archive | The Odyssey by Homer
Telemachus took this speech as of good omen and rose at once, for he was bursting with what he had to say.
As for Telemachus, I warn him in the presence of you all to send his mother back to her father, who will find her a husband and provide her with all the marriage gifts so dear a daughter may expect.
But Telemachus went down into the lofty and spacious store-room where his father's treasure of gold and bronze lay heaped up upon the floor, and where the linen and spare clothes were kept in open chests.
classics.mit.edu /Homer/odyssey.2.ii.html   (3452 words)

  
 Telemachus in the Odyssey -- Essay at LiteratureClassics.com
There is conflict between Telemachus and Penelope on two levels, primarily relating to the presence of the Suitors in his house and secondly as to whom is in charge of the family home.
Telemachus deals now with his father’s contemporaries, man to man. This change from boy- to manhood is one of the stepping stones that Athene guides him to.
Telemachus, having never met his father, is reliant upon the recollections of others for any image of the long-suffering Odysseus.
www.literatureclassics.com /essays/1201   (987 words)

  
 St Telemachus Story Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Telemachus was a monk that lived in Asia in the fourth century.
As the crowd saw Telemachus lying there in a pool of blood, there was silence and one by one the Coliseum emptied.
When the admirable emperor was informed of this he numbered Telemachus in the array of victorious martyrs, and put an end to that impious spectacle.
www.sainttelemachus.com /st_telemachusmain.htm   (285 words)

  
 Thesis on The Odyessy: Telemachus and H
Telemachus is a very complex character that Homer develops from the beginning and to end of the epic poem.
In the beginning, Telemachus is a shadow of his father; in the end he is just as courageous as Odysseys, his absent father.
We last see Telemachus standing within the accurate order of the clan of Odysseus when his Grandfather Laertes, his father Odysseus, and he, all in armor, are defending the ancestral estate and receiving the blessing of Pallas Athene and Zeus.
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 THE ODYSSEY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Telemachus called her to the store-room and said: "Nurse, draw me off some of the best wine you have, after what you are keeping for my father's own drinking, in case, poor man, he should escape death, and find his way home again after all.
Telemachus and Pisistratus were astonished when they saw it, for its splendour was as that of the sun and moon; then, when they had admired everything to their heart's content, they went into the bath room and washed themselves.
Telemachus and I can talk with one another fully in the morning." On this Asphalion, one of the servants, poured water over their hands and they laid their hands on the good things that were before them.
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 Notes Odyssey I -IV
Telemachus is sitting sullenly in the middle of the suitors (whereas he should be keeping his distance), and is ashamed to see a guest kept waiting at the door.
Telemachus in reply explains the situation, and again his impotence and conviction that Odysseus is dead is evident.
Telemachus again weakly replies that he does not have the right to demand his mother get married, and again repeats the request that the suitors get their dinner somewhere else.
www.chss.montclair.edu /classics/ODYNOTES1to4.html   (3406 words)

  
 Harvey
In fact, her assessment of the situation is inaccurate because Telemachus is aware of the identity of the "stranger." By permitting Odysseus to fight with Irus, Telemachus is obeying the instructions his father gave him; Odysseus had previously warned Telemachus to withstand whatever abuse the suitors inflicted upon him.
Telemachus knows that the beggar is actually Odysseus and that those stools being thrown at him won't harm him and is told by Odysseus not to give any hint to the suitors.
Telemachus is aware that the beggar is Odysseus, and he obeys Odysseus to not aid him in conflicts prior to the "last showdown" which occurs a future book.
harvey.harker.org /harker/comment.cgi?newsid=1455   (1845 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Telemachus
Telemachus was conceived during the late stages of the summer of 2003.
Telemachus came into full form during the following summer of 2004 with the acquisition of the renowned Justin "the Fox" Bogh.
Pledged to defeat punk rock and its sheep, Telemachus has concocted a form of mixed music forgotten during the early stages of Incubus.
www.purevolume.com /telemachus   (146 words)

  
 Art Bulletin, The: David's Telemachus and Eucharis: Reflections on Love, Learning, and History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Telemachus as did one day Hercules, son of Jupiter seems to be seated between Voluptuousness and Virtue; Virtue speaks to his heart, but its voice seems nearly extinct.
Telemachus and Eucharis thus operates superficially like an image of true and harmonious love while visual clues and literary context hint at ambiguity, disharmony, rupture.
In Telemachus and Eucharis, at least at first glance, the figures of the two lovers appear to be much more united in style and sentiment.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0422/is_4_82/ai_69411771/pg_2   (1334 words)

  
 Telemachus Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In Greek mythology, Telemachus (also transliterated as Telemachos or Telémakhos) was the son of Odysseus and Penelope.
Odysseus watched the suitors drink and take advantage of his family's hospitality, then took off his disguise and, with Telemachus and Eumaeus the swineherd, killed them all save Medon, who had been polite to Penelope, and Phemius, a local singer who had been forced to help the suitors against Penelope.
Telemachus is also the subject of Francois Fénelon's The Adventures of Telemachus, Son of Ulysses (1699), a scathing attack on the monarchy of France.
www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/t/te/telemachus.html   (340 words)

  
 REPORT ON JAMES JOYCE'S ULYSSES
The first four books of The Odyssey describe Odysseus's son Telemachus, specifically the helplessness he feels at the mercy of the suitors and his subsequent longing for his father's return.
The goddess Athena in the guise of Mentor visits Telemachus as a messenger and tells him first to try once more to convince the suitors to leave and that if his efforts fail (which, of course, they do) to sail away from Ithaca in search of news of his father.
Stephen assumes the role of Telemachus, and Mulligan fulfills "his Homeric role as Antinous, the chief suitor, usurping Telemachus's kingdom" (Benstock 12).
ksumail.kennesaw.edu /~mglosup/ulysses/telemachus.htm   (971 words)

  
 Ancient History Sourcebook: Homer: The Odyssey (Butcher/Lang Translation]
And godlike Telemachus was far the first to descry her, for he was sitting with a heavy heart among the wooers dreaming on his good father, if haply he might come somewhence, and make a scattering of the wooers there throughout the palace, and himself get honour and bear rule among his own possessions.
She went with Telemachus and bare for him the burning torches: and of all the women of the household she loved him most, and she had nursed him when a little one.
Then wise Telemachus answered him, saying: 'Antinous, I may in no wise thrust forth from the house, against her will, the woman that bare me, that reared me: while as for my father he is abroad on the earth, whether he be alive or dead.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/ancient/odysseyBL.html   (22453 words)

  
 Harvey
Telemachus learns to be wise in tomes of lore and modern events, when Nestor discusses with him and the assembly hall the journeys of the various 'crusaders' on their return from Troy.
Telemachus also sees that to be wise is usefull when he sees that Nestor is honored as a demi-oracle who makes predictions on the square outside his palace.
Telemachus witnessed how a kingdom was to be run, and it was a new and valuable experience to him as the only kingdom he lived in was corrupt and overrun.
harvey.harker.org /harker/comment.cgi?newsid=1302   (5583 words)

  
 Book Report on Telemachus Odyssey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Telemachus' Odyssey The Odyssey, though named for the great warrior and story focus Odysseus, cannot be soley regarded as a single man's journey.
The growth in intellect, maturity, and strength the Odysseus undergoes is reflected distinctly in his son, Telemachus.
However, in analyzing The Odyssey, one may also presume that Homer had not intended for the Telemachus to be as great a hero as his father had.
www.newessay.com /database/Telemachus_Odyssey-77533.html   (166 words)

  
 Classical Civilisations Essay: Telemachus
Athene also aids Telemachus in returning home to Ithaca undetected as the suitors were waiting to ambush his ship.
Telemachus is also aided by Peisistratus (Nestor's son) who accompanied him on his journey to Sparta.
Telemachus is then sent by the old king to see Menelaus and Helen in Sparta.
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 IOL: Telemachus steers Eagles to victory
Telemachus hit out for two fours and a spectacular six over midwicket after openers Morne van Wyk and Jonathan Beukes had batted patiently for the first 14 overs, putting on 75 runs.
On a pitch where the bounce was on the low side, Telemachus was the most effective bowler with his skiddy deliveries and he bowled the dangerous Albie Morkel, who had battled to get the pace of the track in scoring eight off 12 balls, when he jagged a delivery back through his defences.
Telemachus, cutting through the middle-order, was the pick of the bowlers with two for 21, but Ryan McLaren and Du Preez were also important members of the Eagles attack, picking up two wickets apiece.
www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=6&click_id=17&art_id=qw1138599540905S163   (857 words)

  
 SCIFI.COM | Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
Telemachus Rhade (pronounced "RAH-day") is Lieutenant Commander of the Andromeda Ascendant.
Hunt first met Telemachus Rhade when the latter led the isolationist movement on Tarazed.
In the ensuing years, Telemachus became an Admiral of the Commonwealth and was awarded the Gold Spiral for heroism at Greenwood Nebula.
www.scifi.com /andromeda/about/telemachus.html   (104 words)

  
 The Odyssey - Book One - Detailed Version
Odysseus' son, Telemachus, does not recognize the goddess in her human form but invites the stranger in as a guest.
Over food and wine they discuss the fact that Telemachus and his mother Penelope are plagued by suitors for Penelope's hand in marriage.
All the eligible young nobles of Ithaca and the neighboring islands, assuming that Odysseus is dead, are vying for Penelope.
www.mythweb.com /odyssey/book01.html   (661 words)

  
 Andromeda
Telemachus realizes that Gaheris was acting not only in his own best interests, but also in the best interess of the Nietzchean race.
I believe Telemachus will prove to Dylan that he is trustworthy and that they will become friends.
Telemachus is more of an observer, especially in Season 4.
www.andromedatv.com /features/feature_bacicqa1.html   (256 words)

  
 Telemachus --  Encyclopædia Britannica
When Telemachus reached manhood, he visited Pylos and Sparta in search of his wandering father.
According to Homer, Odysseus was king of Ithaca, son of Laertes and Anticleia (the daughter of Autolycus of Parnassus), and father, by his wife, Penelope, of Telemachus.
The main elements are the situation in Ithaca, where Penelope, Odysseus' wife, and their young son, Telemachus, are powerless before her arrogant suitors as they despair of Odysseus' return...
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 St. Telemachus: Monk Who Ended the Coliseum Games (The Prayer Foundation)
Two gladiators were fighting, and Telemachus tried to get between them to stop them, shouting three times, "In the name of Christ, forbear!" Telemachus was killed by being run through with the sword of one of the gladiators.
Telemachus actually was killed through being stoned to death by the furious crowd, enraged that someone would dare to interfere with their "entertainment."
The spectators of the slaughter were indignant, and inspired by the triad fury of the demon who delights in those bloody deeds, stoned the peacemaker to death.
www.prayerfoundation.org /favoritemonks/favorite_monks_telemachus_coliseum.htm   (639 words)

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