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telemachus
/təˈlɛməkəs/
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What does telemachus mean?
proper noun
- The son of Odysseus and Penelope.
- Ellipsis of Saint Telemachus, a 4th century Christian martyr and saint.
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The subject is Telemachus being knighted by Minerva in some gardens, the name of which escapes me.
Every Telemachus should have his Mentor.--But through the whole it is necessary that the spirit of the pupil should not be broken, and that he should not be treated with contumely.
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It is not wholly irrespective of our personal feelings that we record HIM as the Mentor of our young Telemachus, for it is good to know that our town produced the founder of the latter’s fortunes.
“Telemachus Rose, and clung weeping round his father’s breast. There the pent grief rained o’er them, yearning thus. * * * * * * Thus piteously they wailed in sore unrest, And on their weepings had gone down the day, But that at last Telemachus found words to say.”
Timoleon, gladly embracing this unlooked for advantage, sends away Euclides and Telemachus, two Corinthian captains, with four hundred men, for the seizure and custody of the castle, with directions to enter not all at once, or in open view, that being impracticable so long as the enemy kept guard, but by stealth, and in small companies.