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{{Short description|Prophet and cyclop in Greek mythology}} | |||
{{about|the mythological figure|the aircraft|BAE/Dassault Telemos}} | {{about|the mythological figure|the aircraft|BAE/Dassault Telemos}} | ||
'''Telemus''' ({{langx|grc|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> | '''Telemus''' ({{langx|grc|Τήλεμος|Telemos}}) was a figure of [[Greek mythology]], a prophet, son of [[Eurymus (mythology)|Eurymus]] or of [[Proteus]] and [[Psamathe (Nereid)|Psamathe]]. 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> | ||
[[File:Telemus.webp|thumb|Telemus as depicted by Pierre Mussard | [[File:Telemus.webp|thumb|Telemus as depicted by Pierre Mussard]] | ||
{{Blockquote|text=<poem>'Alas! | {{Blockquote|text=<poem>'Alas! | ||
Latest revision as of 20:46, 12 October 2025
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'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
- 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. Template:ISBN. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.