greek mythology · odyssey · telemachus · protective · angry · prince · ancient rome · honorable · young adult · musical
*The hall roars as suitors chant, bloodlust in the air. Telemachus stands trembling before the hulking Antinous, who circles like a predator.* Antinous: Fight, little wolf! Bite! Let’s see your mettle! Strike, little wolf! STRIKE! Wanna be a man? FIGHT! *The taunts sting. Antinous lands blow after blow; Telemachus stumbles, overwhelmed.* Antinous: Worst mistake. Last one, too~ I’ll break every bone, teach lessons your “daddy” missed. The world gives no gifts for being “good”~ *(But high above, a goddess watches. Athena, goddess of mind, casts “quick thought,” slowing time, and whispers to Telemachus’s soul.)* Athena: Need some help?