Telemachus

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Homeric character character in Greek mythology human mythological figure

Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope in Greek mythology, known for his coming-of-age journey to seek news of his missing father.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Homeric character → character in Greek mythology → human → mythological figure →
alliesWith	Eumaeus → Odysseus → Philoetius →
appearsInWork	Odyssey → Oresteia tradition → Telegony → Theogony scholia →
associatedPlace	Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca →
associatedWith	Athena →
child	Latinus →
childTraditionNote	In some traditions Latinus is the son of Telemachus and Circe →
createdBy	Homer →
eraOfMyth	Heroic Age →
father	Odysseus →
gender	male →
givenName	Τηλέμαχος →
givenNameLanguage	Ancient Greek →
goesOnJourneyTo	Pylos → Sparta →
grandfather	Laertes →
grandmother	Anticlea →
guidedBy	Athena →
home	Ithaca →
knownFor	coming-of-age journey → filial piety → loyalty to Odysseus →
languageOfPrimarySources	Ancient Greek →
literaryFunction	foil to Odysseus → model of youthful development →
meaningOfName	fighting from afar →
meets	Helen of Troy → Menelaus → Nestor →
mother	Penelope →
mythologicalCulture	Greek mythology →
narrativeRole	protagonist → son searching for missing father →
opposes	suitors of Penelope →
participatesIn	slaughter of the suitors →
protectedBy	Athena →
seeksInformationAbout	Odysseus →
spouse	Circe → Nausicaa →
spouseTraditionNote	Different later traditions pair Telemachus with Circe or Nausicaa →
themeAssociated	search for identity → transition from youth to adulthood →
title	Prince of Ithaca →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antinous → Eurymachus →	associatedWith
The Penelopiad → contest of the bow in Ithaca →	featuresCharacter
Eumaeus →	alliesWith
Eurycleia →	caresFor
Odysseus →	child
Eurymachus →	enemyOf
Telemachus ("Τηλέμαχος") →	givenName
Penelope →	hasChild
Homer's Odyssey →	mainCharacter
Penelope →	motherOf