Telemachus
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Telemachus is horrified that a boy would murder his own mother, but Menelaus sets him straight.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
On a related note, between this second spider-puberty and Holland’s supporting turn as a mother-henned Telemachus in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” will Hollywood ever allow 30-year-old Holland to play a grown man?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
"The Odyssey", which follows Greek hero Odysseus on his long journey home after the Trojan War, stars Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway as Odysseus and Penelope, with Tom Holland portraying their son Telemachus.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The young man longs for the return of his father, who left for the Trojan War when Telemachus was a baby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He went out to her and in a flash she turned him back into his own form and bade him tell Telemachus who he was.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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