Telemachus does not recognize her at the start, believing her to be Mentes, a friend of his father. He only realizes that she is a goddess when she leaves, “like a bird in soaring flight but left his spirit filled with nerve and courage... this was a god, he knew it well...”
A nation's "sovereignty" allows it to exercise its political power and authority, since without sovereignty it is unlikely that the nation would be able to keep out outside powers and influence.
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