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-'''Telemachus''' (also [[transliteration|transliterated]] as '''Telemachos''' or '''Telémakhos'''; literally, "far-away fighter") is a figure in [[Greek mythology]], the son of [[Odysseus]] and [[Penelope]], and a central character in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey]]''. The first four books in particular focus on Telemachus's journeys in search of news about his father; they are, therefore, traditionally accorded the collective title ''[[Telemachy|the Telemachy]]''. 
 +The '''''Telemachy''''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] Τηλεμάχεια) is a term traditionally applied to the first four books of [[Homer]]'s epic poem the ''[[Odyssey]]''. They are named so because -- just as the ''Odyssey'' tells the story of [[Odysseus]] -- they tell the story of Odysseus' son [[Telemachus]] as he journeys from home for the first time in search of news about his missing fath
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The Telemachy (from Greek Τηλεμάχεια) is a term traditionally applied to the first four books of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. They are named so because -- just as the Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus -- they tell the story of Odysseus' son Telemachus as he journeys from home for the first time in search of news about his missing fath



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