<P> In Homer 's Odyssey , Telemachus , under the instructions of Athena , spends the first four books trying to gain knowledge of his father , Odysseus , who left for Troy when Telemachus was still an infant . At the outset of Telemachus ' journey , Odysseus had been absent from his home at Ithaca for twenty years due to the Trojan War and the intervention of Poseidon . During his absence , Odysseus ' house has been occupied by hordes of suitors seeking the hand of Penelope . Telemachus first visits Nestor and is well received by the old man who regales him with stories of his father 's glory . Telemachus then departs with Nestor 's son Peisistratus , who accompanies him to the halls of Menelaus and his wife Helen . Whilst there , Telemachus is again treated as an honored guest as Menelaus and Helen tell complementary yet contradictory stories of his father 's exploits at Troy . </P>
<P> In Homer 's Odyssey , Telemachus , under the instructions of Athena , spends the first four books trying to gain knowledge of his father , Odysseus , who left for Troy when Telemachus was still an infant . At the outset of Telemachus ' journey , Odysseus had been absent from his home at Ithaca for twenty years due to the Trojan War and the intervention of Poseidon . During his absence , Odysseus ' house has been occupied by hordes of suitors seeking the hand of Penelope . Telemachus first visits Nestor and is well received by the old man who regales him with stories of his father 's glory . Telemachus then departs with Nestor 's son Peisistratus , who accompanies him to the halls of Menelaus and his wife Helen . Whilst there , Telemachus is again treated as an honored guest as Menelaus and Helen tell complementary yet contradictory stories of his father 's exploits at Troy . </P>
what kind of news did nestor have of telemachus father
what kind of news did nestor have of telemachus father
stories of his father 's glory
stories of his father 's glory