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  • WHY CAN'T TELEMACHUS BE KING? THE GROWTH OF A YOUNG BASILEUS

  • Luca Valle Salazar
  • Journal:
    Greece & Rome / Volume 70 / Issue 2 / October 2023
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    12 September 2023, pp. 289-308
    Print publication:
    October 2023
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  • This article seeks to offer some considerations on Telemachus’ journey to Pylos and Sparta (Hom. Od. 1–4), interpreting it in the light of his social position as heir of a basileus. Can the beginning of the Odyssey represent a sort of formation for the young prince? And how does the text support this reading? After a brief review of the features of a Homeric basileus, it will be argued that the narrative presents the growth of Telemachus as that of a young prince who needs to comply with those features, and become acquainted with the heroic world he lives in at peace.