Question

How do we know Telemachus recognized Athena?

A. Homer tells us in the narrative.
B. Telemachus tells his servant.
C. He says as much to the suitors.
D. We don't. The text does not say.

Answer 1

A. Homer tells us in the narrative

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) Homer tells us in the narrative.

Telemachus recognized Athena in that Homer tells us in the narrative.

We are referring to Book 4 of the "Odyssey." Greek poet Homer wrote the two most important books of ancient Greece. The "Illiad," and the "Odyssey." Homer writes that Odysseus son, Telemachus, visited Nestor with Athena, disguised as a Mentor, and then she turned into a bird and flew.