The New Student's Reference Work/Telemachus

Telemachus (tĕ-lĕm′a-kŭs), in Greek mythology, the son, by Penelope, of Odysseus or Ulysses, king of Ithaca and hero in the Trojan War, who was noted for his exploits and wanderings. Telemachus, in search of his father, attended by Athené in the guise of Mentor, goes to Pylos and elsewhere, endeavoring to find him. He at last discovers him in the guise of a beggar, when Telemachus was lodging in the house of a shepherd. The king is told how his faithful wife is annoyed by innumerable suitors. Returning to Ithaca both father and son, aided by Athené succeed in slaying these suitors, after which the touching meeting takes place between Odysseus and Penelope. See Ulysses.