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tele = far machos = battle Perhaps it means that he was far away from the battle or it means that he battles from afar? The latter would seem a better fit for
by jules 15y ago
tele = far
machos = battle
Perhaps it means that he was far away from the battle or it means that he battles from afar? The latter would seem a better fit for Odysseus himself.
- telemachos 15y agoYou said it much more succinctly than I did. He "battles from afar" - that is with a bow - hits it on the head. It would not have been so unusual for a son to be named for an excellence of his father.