In Homer’s <em>Odyssey</em>, Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope. In Book 1, when Odysseus is meant to come home, the goddess Athena disguises herself as Mentes, king of the Taphians, and goes to Ithaca to pay Telemachus a visit. The suitors have been taking advantage of Odysseus’ absence for years, and Telemachus dreams of getting rid of them.
Athena has taken it upon herself to ensure the safe return of Odysseus, and when she sees the situation Telemachus is in, she advises him to get rid of his mother’s suitors and travel to Pylos and Sparta to find information about his father.
Telemachus’ attitude towards Mentes is respectful. He offers him food and drink, and listens attentively to his advice. Upon hearing the advice of the stranger, Telemachus feels stronger, and the memory of his father becomes more lively. He feels so convinced by it he then advises Penelope to do the same: to keep the memory of her husband alive and gain strength through it, and to remember that it is the will of the Gods which has put Odysseus in that situation.
He learns news of his father from Mentes, but he also regains a sense of right and wrong and a sense of purpose. He recuperates the strength and courage to face the suitors, protect his mother and look for his father.
Athena is pleased with Telemachus because of this recovery but also because of his treatment of her and his respect and trust in the Gods.
A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a main-stem (or parent) river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the main-stem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water.
A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean. The drainage basin includes both the streams and rivers that convey the water as well as the land surfaces from which water drains into those channels, and is separated from adjacent basins by a drainage divide
Answer:
The texas grassland region comprises of the seven regions such as Blackland Prairies, Coastal Prairie, Rolling Plains, Edwards Plateau, High Plains and the South Texas Plains.
Explanation:
- The geography of Texas is very diverse vast and the state of texas is divided into five zones. The great plains are those regions that include most of the grasslands. The area is used as a national park.
