Telemachus

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/təˈlɛməkəs/

proper noun

The son of Odysseus and Penelope.

OriginLatin Telemachus ← Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Telemachos · alternative Telemakhos

  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe son of Odysseus and Penelope.

    This is my son, mine own Telemachus, / To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle—

    1833 October 20 (date written), Alfred Tennyson, “Ulysses”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 89
  2. Ancient RomeabbreviationellipsisChristianityEllipsis of Saint Telemachus, a 4th century Christian martyr and saint.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΤηλέμαχος
  2. LatinTelemachus
  3. EnglishTelemachus

Learned borrowing from Latin Telemachus, from Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος (Tēlémakhos).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος
  • Τηλέμαχος (Tēlémakhos)the son of Odysseus
French Télémaque
  • Télémaquethe son of Odysseus
German Telemachos
  • Telemachosthe son of Odysseus
Greek Τηλέμαχος
  • Τηλέμαχος (Tilémachos)the son of Odysseus
Italian Telemaco
  • Telemacothe son of Odysseus
Japanese テーレマコス
  • テーレマコス (Tēremakosu)the son of Odysseus
Korean 텔레마코스
  • 텔레마코스 (Tellemakoseu)the son of Odysseus
Latin Telemachus
  • Telemachusthe son of Odysseus
Polish Telemach
  • Telemachthe son of Odysseus
Portuguese Telêmaco, Telémaco
  • Telêmacothe son of Odysseus
  • Telémacothe son of Odysseus
Romanian Telemah
  • Telemahthe son of Odysseus
Russian Телемах
  • Телемах (Telemax)the son of Odysseus
Spanish Telémaco
  • Telémacothe son of Odysseus
Cite this entry
APA

Telemachus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Telemachus

MLA

“Telemachus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Telemachus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Telemachus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Telemachus.

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