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Telemachus.

The son of Odysseus and Penelope.

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name/təˈlɛməkəs/
  1. The son of Odysseus and Penelope.

    Greek
  2. Ellipsis of Saint Telemachus, a 4th century Christian martyr and saint.

    Ancient-Rome · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
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Learned borrowing from Latin Telemachus, from Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος (Tēlémakhos).

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