Telemus

Template:About Telemus (Template:Langx) 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 9.509</ref>

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Telemus as depicted by Pierre Mussard, with the caption "Telemus, son of Eurymus, stands holding a folded paper. He was a seer fated to lose his sight by Odysseus."

<poem>'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.</poem>{{#if:HomerOdyssey, ix, 509; translated by Ian C. Johnston|{{#if:|}}

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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.

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