... his whereabouts, and Telemachus still had hope that his father would one day return to his home, thanks to Athena's encouraging words. Due to the fact that his father had been gone so long, Telemachus decided to hold a town meeting to publicly denounce the suitors who would not leave his fathers' estate. He warned them a day earlier that if they did not "lay dinners elsewhere and eat their own food in their own houses," he would seek vengence upon them1. Evidence of his maturity came when the suitors acknowledged his bold statements. "Why Telemachus, you must have gone to school with the gods! They have taught you their fine rhetoric and bold style!"2 Telemachus had addressed these elder statesmen in a condescending manner, which was not typical of a unseasoned young man. Further evidence of his maturity in speech came in addressing his mother as she wept for ...

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