Question

What event prompts Telemachus to embark on his own journey?

Answer 1

By adopting the form of Mentes, Athena meets Telemachus and tells him about how his father is not dead yet. When Telemachus told the story of the ruin of his home, Menelaus shared a prophecy. In it, he called the end of the suitors and he also says that he heard from Proteus that Odysseus was with Calypso. When he learned it, Telemachus went decided to go back to Ithaca as soon as possible.

1.Athena informs him that his father could be alive.

Answer 2

Athena informs him that his father could be alive