The Obstacles to Telemachus' Return
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9307500 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M J Apthorp (The University of Adelaide, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Publication date | 1980-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800041136 |
| OpenAlex | W2159920514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
If we divide up the action of the Odyssey into days,1 we find that we leaveTelemachus with Menelaus in Sparta on Day 6 (4. 624) and only return to him, still in Sparta, during the pre-dawn hours of Day 36 (15. 1), although at 4. 593–9 he told Menelaus he did not want to stay long
Action (physics · Physics · Sociology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Demography · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2024 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |