Telemachus

American  

[tuh-lem-uh-kuhs] / təˈlɛm ə kəs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the son of Odysseus and Penelope who helped Odysseus to kill the suitors of Penelope.

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Telemachus British  

/ tɪˈlɛməkəs /

noun

1. Greek myth the son of Odysseus and Penelope, who helped his father slay his mother's suitors

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Example Sentences

A little boy down the street wrote him a letter saying that when he’d walk his dog at night, he felt safer when he’d see Telemachus outside.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Ulysses' son Telemachus, who grew up without his father and who, when he reached manhood, left Ithaca to search for Ulysses, becomes Stephen Dedalus, a fictionalized version of Joyce's precocious younger self.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2022

When she requests they stop singing such songs, she is met with resistance from the youngest male there: Her adolescent son, Telemachus, chastises her.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2017

It is hard to imagine any current F1 driver comparing himself to the Greek hero Telemachus, as he does in the book, or writing so openly and eloquently about such sensitive subjects.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2016

She wanted to see Telemachus and also it seemed wise to her to show herself to the suitors.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton