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

The palace was said to have provided shelter to Telemachus, son of Odysseus and Penelope and a player in epic tales of the Trojan War’s aftermath.

From Los Angeles Times

Stephen Dedalus, Joyce’s alter ego from “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” is thrust into the role of Telemachus, Odysseus’ son, recast as a lofty aesthete grieving the death of his mother while keeping his distance from his overbearing, dissolute father.

From Los Angeles Times

Marc Orfanos received a call from Phillips within a day of his son Telemachus’ killing.

From Seattle Times

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

A customer at the Infiniti dealership where Telemachus worked told of how she texted back and forth with him about the Dodgers.

From Seattle Times