Telemachus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɪˈlɛməkəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tə lem′ə kəs)


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Te•lem•a•chus  (tə lem′ə kəs),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
  1. Mythologythe son of Odysseus and Penelope who helped Odysseus to kill the suitors of Penelope.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Telemachus / tɪˈlɛməkəs/
  1. the son of Odysseus and Penelope, who helped his father slay his mother's suitors
'Telemachus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Euryclea - Medon - Mentes - Mentor - mentor

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