With the prince is a seer, Theoclymenus, who tells Penelope that Odysseus is on Ithaca now, gathering information. ... He details the encouraging news from Menelaus, King of Sparta, that Odysseus was captive but alive on Calypso's island.

What does Theoclymenus prophecy to Penelope?

The Odyssey, commonly dated to near 800 B.C., describes the 10-year voyage of the Greek general Odysseus to his home on the island of Ithaca after the fall of Troy in approximately 1200 B.C. Toward the end of the story, a seer named Theoclymenus prophecies the death of a group of suitors competing for the affection of ...

What story does Odysseus tell Penelope?

He tells Penelope that, essentially, Odysseus had a long ordeal but is alive and freely traveling the seas, and predicts that Odysseus will be back within the month. Penelope offers the beggar a bed to sleep in, but he is used to the floor, he says, and declines.