"o father, all my life your fame as a fighting man has echoed in my ears — your skill with weapons and the tricks of war — but what you speak of is a staggering thing, beyond imagining, for me. how can two men do battle with a houseful in their prime?" —the odyssey, homer based on the two passages, how has telemachus changed since he first met up with odysseus? he has become less trusting. he has become more confident. he has become more afraid. he has become less interested.