Pisistratus

He is the son who grew up in his father’s house with his father in it. He goes down the beach to bring the strangers in when they land at Pylos. He sits beside Telemachus through the storytelling. In the morning, after the great sacrifice to Athena, with the sun rising he brings the chariot around and the two young men climb in together and cross the country to Sparta. He is the easy presence beside the difficult journey. Telemachus has crossed the sea looking for his father’s name. Pisistratus has his father waiting at home. They make the trip together anyway.