Telemachus

[ tuh-lem-uh-kuhs ]

/ təˈlɛm ə kəs /

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noun Classical Mythology.

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

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How to use Telemachus in a sentence

It was her adroit planning which brought together the long lost father and his son Telemachus, with the faithful wife Penelope.
Greek Sculpture|Estelle M. Hurll
Telemachus is told to remove the warlike harness of Odysseus from the hall, lest the wooers use it in the coming fray.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
But the only Russian books that I could procure were an old grammar, a lexicon, and a bad translation of Telemachus.
Troy and its Remains|Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann
They remain about her palace, playing at games, feasting and wasting her substance and that of her son, Telemachus.
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest|Margaret Vandercook

She had first called herself his Mentor; but he had accepted the name and had addressed her as her Telemachus.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for Telemachus

Telemachus

/ (tɪˈlɛməkəs) /

noun

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

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