Telemachus

[tuh-lem-uh-kuh s]

noun Classical Mythology.

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

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And despite Telemachus's protestations he filled up the glasses.
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John Dos Passos
"To catch that gesture, Lyaeus," said Telemachus in an over-solemn voice.
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John Dos Passos
Telemachus got up on his numbed feet and stretched his legs.
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John Dos Passos
Telemachus turned to look once more at the man working in the field.
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They shook hands and Telemachus and Lyaeus went out of the tavern.
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British Dictionary definitions for telemachus

Telemachus

noun

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

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