Mortal · Character in Homer’s Odyssey
Piraeus
Telemachus' steadfast comrade ashore
The friend a stranger or a treasure can be left with, safely.
Telemachus' comrade from the voyage to Pylos, and the man he trusts with what the voyage brought back: he takes the fugitive seer Theoclymenus into his own house until there is room for guests again, and keeps Menelaus' treasures safe while the palace is still full of suitors.
Bonds
- Piraeus companion of Telemachus — trusted with guest and treasure
- Piraeus host of Theoclymenus — lodges the fugitive seer
Appears in
- Book XV Return of Telemachus
- Book XVII Return of Odysseus to His Palace
- Book XX The Last Banquet of the Suitors
Scenes
- To the Swineherd’s Lodge — Book XV. Piraeus hosts the seer, Telemachus departs
- Reunion with Penelope — Book XVII. Telemachus defers Penelope’s questions
- Marketplace and Piraeus — Book XVII. Telemachus meets Piraeus, Theoclymenus
- Eurymachus mocks, seer departs — Book XX. Eurymachus scoffs, Theoclymenus leaves