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'''Telemus''' ({{lang-grc-gre|Τήλεμος|Telemos}}) was a figure of [[Greek mythology]], a prophet, son of [[Eurymus (mythology)|Eurymus]]. Telemus warned the [[Cyclopes|Cyclops]] [[Polyphemus]] that he would lose his sight to a man named [[Odysseus]].<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Odyssey]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hom.+Od.+9.500&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0136:book=9:chapter=500&highlight=Telemus 9.509]</ref>


{{Blockquote|text=<poem>'Alas!
'''Telemus''' ({{lang-grc-gre|Τήλεμος}} ''Telemos'') was a figure of [[Greek mythology]], a prophet, son of Eurymus. Telemus warned the [[Cyclops]] [[Polyphemus]] that he would lose his sight to a man named [[Odysseus]].<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Odyssey]]'' ix, 509</ref>
Now an ancient prophecy about me
has truly been fulfilled! Telemus,
fine, tall son of Eurymus, a seer
who surpassed all men in prophecy,
reached old age among the Cyclopes
as a soothsayer. He said all these things
would come to pass someday—I'd lose my sight
at the hand of someone called Odysseus.</poem>|sign=[[Homer]]|source=[[Odyssey]], ix, 509; [https://johnstoniatexts.x10host.com/homer/odyssey9html.html translated] by [[Ian C. Johnston]]}}


== Note ==
{{Quote|text='Alas!<br/>Now an ancient prophecy about me<br/>has truly been fulfilled! Telemus,<br/>fine, tall son of Eurymus, a seer<br/>who surpassed all men in prophecy,<br/>reached old age among the Cyclopes <br/>as a soothsayer. He said all these things<br/>would come to pass someday—I'd lose my sight<br/>at the hand of someone called Odysseus.|sign=[[Homer]]|source=[[Odyssey]], ix, 509}}
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== References ==
== References ==

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* [[Homer]], [[Odyssey|''The Odyssey'']] with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. {{ISBN|978-0674995611|}}. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0136 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0135 Greek text available from the same website].

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Latest revision as of 10:54, 24 August 2024

Telemus (Greek: Τήλεμος, translit. Telemos) was a figure of Greek mythology, a prophet, son of Eurymus. Telemus warned the Cyclops Polyphemus that he would lose his sight to a man named Odysseus.[1]

'Alas!
Now an ancient prophecy about me
has truly been fulfilled! Telemus,
fine, tall son of Eurymus, a seer
who surpassed all men in prophecy,
reached old age among the Cyclopes
as a soothsayer. He said all these things
would come to pass someday—I'd lose my sight
at the hand of someone called Odysseus.

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References

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  • Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.