Telemachus

Telemachus
Telemachus departing from Nestor, painting by Henry Howard (1769–1847)
In-universe information
Title	Prince of Ithaca
Spouse	Circe; or Cassiphone or Polycaste or Nausicaa
Children	Latinus Perseptolis Ptoliporthus Poliporthes
Relatives	Odysseus (father) Penelope (mother)
Nationality	Greek

In Greek mythology, Telemachus (/təˈlɛməkəs/ tə-LEM-ə-kəs; Ancient Greek: Τηλέμαχος, romanized: Tēlemakhos, lit. 'far-fighter') is the son of Odysseus and Penelope, who are central characters in Homer's Odyssey. When Telemachus reached manhood, he visited Pylos and Sparta in search of his wandering father. On his return to Ithaca, he found that Odysseus had reached home before him. Then father and son slew the suitors who had gathered around Penelope. According to later tradition, Telemachus married Circe after Odysseus's death.

The first four books of the Odyssey focus on Telemachus's journeys in search of news about his father, who has yet to return home from the Trojan War, and are traditionally given the title Telemachy.^[1]