Telemachus's name in Greek means "far from battle", or perhaps "fighting from afar", as a bowman does. See more

The Telegony was a short two-book epic poem recounting the life and death of Odysseus after the events of the Odyssey. In this mythological postscript, Odysseus is accidentally killed by Telegonus, his unknown son by the goddess Circe. After Odysseus's death, … See more

Telemachus was the subject of numerous operas throughout the eighteenth century, most based on Fénelon's version. Among the most famous of these operas were André Cardinal Destouches's Télémaque (1714), Alessandro Scarlatti's Telemaco (1718), Gluck's See more

In Homer's Odyssey, Telemachus, under the instructions of Athena (who accompanies him during the quest), spends the first four books trying to gain knowledge of his … See more

From the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology: In the post-Homeric traditions, we read that Palamedes, when endeavouring to persuade Odysseus to join the Greeks against Troy, and the latter feigned idiocy, placed the infant … See more

1. ^ The Odyssey. George Herbert Palmer, 1921, prose.
2. ^ Brann, p. 277.
3. ^ Homer, Odyssey Books I–II
4. ^ Homer Odyssey Book III See more

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• Telemachus – Τηλέμαχος, Carlos Parada at the Greek Mythology Link See more