The Odyssey · Book 15

Telemachus Sails Home

Athena warns Telemachus to leave Sparta and avoid the suitors’ ambush on his way home. Meanwhile, Eumaeus tells the disguised Odysseus how he came to serve the royal household.

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Athena flew as far as Sparta and discovered Telemachus still awake.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 15, lines 1-10 (scene reference)

She told him to board his ship and sail home without delay.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 15, lines 10-26 (scene reference)

The suitors waited in ambush at sea, intending to murder the returning prince.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 15, lines 27-42 (scene reference)

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