Telemachos's+Letter

June 5th, After several days of travel, I have finally reached the island of Pylos. Menelaos showed his hospitality and welcomed us into his home. When I questioned him about what he knew about my father, the king was a fountain of information. Enraged when I mentioned the suitors, Menelaos did all he could to assist my ventures. He told me that he spoke to the Old Man of the Sea and that the god said, "//I saw [Odysseus] in an island weeping hot tears, in the house of Calypso the nymph who holds him by force//" (55.) This information is the strongest lead I have on my father's disappearance so I must act on it. I do not know how long this journey will take, but I am sure I will return safely as I have a god on my side. I will send word if any significant events occur.

Telemachos