Telemachus

[ tuh-lem-uh-kuh s ]

/ təˈlɛm ə kəs /

noun Classical Mythology.

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

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Examples from the Web for telemachus

And the goddess told Telemachus that Nestor, the King whom he had come to seek, was on the shore.
The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy|Padriac Colum
But Telemachus was at hand, and he drove his spear through this man's shoulders.
The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy|Padriac Colum
She did not know him, and was silent, though Telemachus called her hard of belief and cold of heart.
Tales of Troy and Greece|Andrew Lang
Indeed he is in the hall; he is that poor guest whom all men struck and insulted, but Telemachus knew his father.'
Tales of Troy and Greece|Andrew Lang

Telemachus sat on a seat apart watching the revel with keen eyes.
The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

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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