Hello there. Not much to say. Onto the chapter.
This is so much more enjoyable than "The Iliad" for some reason. I have no idea. I just love it. Maybe it's because it moves around. "The Iliad" all happened in one place. "The Odyssey" is an adventure. Traveling far and wide.
Telemachus traveled to Pylos to ask Nestor (we all remember him) if he has any news of his father's whereabouts. Sadly Nestor doesn't know anything. Him and Odysseus left at different times. But we do learn something interesting.
Agamemnon didn't have a happy ending after sacking Troy. He journeyed home through harsh seas only to be murdered by his wife's lover. Not a nice way to go. But thankfully Agamemnon's son came back home and avenged his father rightly. This is encouragement for Telemachus. Maybe he'll fight the suitors for his father's honor to be restored.
After his lack of success with Nestor, Telemachus then goes to rest in his ships. But Nestor won't have it. He offers the young man a bed in his house. The next day Nestor sends off Telemachus, with his own son as a guide, to go seek out Menelaos. He might know something. Keep your fingers crossed.
That's good enough for me. Bye.
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