Summary

Chapter 1: Telemachus

Telemachus

Starts in the middle of the action - non-linear plot
Odysseus missing after 10 years of war (Trojan War)
108 suitors who are wooing Penelope are pushing Telemachus out of his own home - literally eating up his wealth
Athena and Zeus discuss Odysseus's fate when Poseidon (enemy of Odysseus) is away
Telemachus receives a visit from Athena
Mans up, kicks out the suitors, tells Penelope to stop moping about Odysseus