Telemachus
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In the beginning of the Odyssey, Telemachus did not think very much of his father, Odysseus. After all, Telemachus had never seen his father. Telemachus had spent all twenty years of his life hearing stories of his father. People who traveled outside of Ithaca came back with stories about how they had seen Odysseus and that he would be back soon. But Odysseus never showed up. This caused Telemachus' view of Odysseus to be degraded. This is evident when Athena shows up for the first time infront of Telemachus. He states to Athena himself that he does not know whether Odysseus is really his father. He does learn, however, that Odysseus is being held captive on an island by 'savages.' We are not really told what Telemachus thinks of this because he is still wallowing in self-pity at this point...