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Telemachus is a frequent character in the poetry of Louise Glück. [16] Telemachus was the name of Carole King's cat and is pictured on the cover of her album Tapestry. [17] "Telemachus" is the title of a poem by American poet Ocean Vuong. [18] In Epic: the Musical, a musical adaptation of the Odyssey, Telemachus is voiced by Miguel 'MICO' Veloso.
Telemachus (345ff.) admonishes her, and directs her to go back to her room; this signals the first time that Telemachus asserts himself as the head of the household in the Odyssey. In Book 2 Telemachus further tries to assert his authority when he calls an Assembly and demands that the suitors leave his estate.
Homer even uses a simile to reiterate the father–son relationship between Telemachus and Eumaeus. He says, And as a loving father embraces his own son Come back from a distant land after ten long years, His only son, greatly beloved and much sorrowed for (Odyssey, Book 16 lines 19–21)
A characteristic of Homer's style is the use of epithets, as in "rosy-fingered" Dawn or "swift-footed" Achilles.Epithets are used because of the constraints of the dactylic hexameter (i.e., it is convenient to have a stockpile of metrically fitting phrases to add to a name) and because of the oral transmission of the poems; they are mnemonic aids to the singer and the audience alike.
Telemachus and Mentor (1956 image) In the Odyssey, Mentor (Greek: Μέντωρ, Méntōr; gen.: Μέντορος) [1] was the son of Alcimus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War, he placed Mentor in charge of his son Telemachus, [2] and of Odysseus' palace. [3]
Homer is known for two epic poems, "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey," both of which tell the story of the Trojan War. "The Iliad" narrates the end of the war, while "The Odyssey" tells of the ten-year ...
Argos is a major aspect of the "watchdog motif" found throughout the Odyssey, where watchdogs are used as symbols for something else; Argos represents the dilapidation of Odysseus's oikos. Elements of Argos's story echo, sometimes word for word, parts of the poem related to Odysseus's son Telemachus.
The plan, however, fails, as Telemachus avoids the trap with help from the goddess Athena. Antinous is a prime example of disregard for the custom of xenia (guest-friend hospitality); rather than reciprocating food and drink with stories and respect, he and his fellow suitors simply devour Odysseus' livestock.