Telemachus , also Telemachus ( dr. Greek Τηλέμαχος "far fighting") - in Greek mythology [1] the son of the legendary king Ithaca Odysseus and Penelope [2] . Mentioned in The Iliad (II 260), one of the main characters in Homer's poem Odyssey .
| Telemachus | |
|---|---|
| Τηλέμαχος | |
 Henry Howard. Telemachus and Nestor. | |
| Mythology | Ancient Greek mythology |
| Type of | Greece |
| Terrain | Ithaca , Peloponnese |
| Name interpretation | Far fighting |
| Greek spelling | Τηλέμαχος |
| Floor | male |
| Occupation | King Ithaki |
| Father | Odysseus |
| Mother | Penelope |
| Spouse | Nausicaa , Pickaxe , Polycast |
| Children | Persepolus , Latin |
| Mentions | Odyssey , The Adventures of Telemachus |
Biography
According to Homer , Telemachus at a young age went in search of his father, who had left for the Trojan War when Telemachus was still a baby. On the advice of the goddess Athena , accompanying Telemachus in the image of the Mentor , he went to Nestor in Pylos and to Menelaus and Elena [3] in Sparta for news of his father. In Sparta, Telemachus learned from Menelaus about Proteus ' prediction regarding the return of Odysseus.
Penelope's grooms, not wanting Telemachus to return home, conspired and ambushed him on the way back. But, thanks to the advice of Athena, Telemachus was able to avoid mortal danger. Returning home, Telemachus met his father at the swineherd Eumeus in the form of a beggar; Odysseus revealed himself to him, and Telemachus helped him with the murder of the suitors, and then accompanied him to the elder Laertes .
According to post-Merger legends, Telemachus subsequently married Polikaste , the daughter of Nestor (who bore him a son Persepolis ), or Navsikai , the daughter of Alkinoi . According to other legends, he married Kirk [4] , who gave birth to his son Latina [5] .
He later killed Kirk to marry her daughter Cassiphon , and then died at the hands of Cassiphon [6] .
Image in Literature
The story of Telemachus served as the theme of Fenelon ’s famous novel “ The Adventures of Telemachus ” (Russian translation in the verses of Tredyakovsky , entitled “ Telemachis ”), and one of the leading plot themes of the James Ulysses novel . The poem of Joseph Brodsky "Odyssey Telemacus."
Notes
- ↑ Myths of the peoples of the world. M., 1991-92. In 2 t. T. 2. S.497-498
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Mythological library E III 7; VII 32-33
- ↑ Stesichore. Returns, fr. 20 Page
- ↑ Geghy of Trezensky. Returns, fr. 4 Evelyn-White; Eugammon. Telegonia, synopsis
- ↑ Gigin. Myths 127
- ↑ Lycophron. Alexandra 808 and comm.