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Why is telemachus fearful when his father first reveals his identity?

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Athena quickly changes his appearance from an old man to a young one. Telemachus doesn't believe it's his father, he thinks the Gods are playing tricks on him. He sees his father transform from a beggar/poor to Odysseus, and immediately sees it as a trap, a God ready to release their wrath.
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