At sunrise, Prince Telemachus steered his ship to the shores of Pylos.

Wise King Nestor welcomed the young traveler with food and sweet wine.

Nestor spoke of their battles at Troy, but had no news of Odysseus.

He urged Telemachus to ride a chariot to Sparta to ask King Menelaus.

Telemachus reached the great palace of King Menelaus in Sparta.

Queen Helen recognized the prince, saying he looked just like his father.

Menelaus wept for his lost friend, and Helen poured wine to soften their sorrow.

In Sparta, King Menelaus told Telemachus about an ancient sea god.

The sea god said Odysseus was still alive, trapped on an island.

The nymph Calypso kept him on her island, with no ship to leave on.

Back in Ithaca, the wicked suitors learned that Telemachus had sailed away.

They took a swift black ship to wait for him by a rocky strait.

In the dark waters, the suitors hid with spears to kill the returning prince.