Medon, the soul of thoughtfulness, responded,
"I don’t know if a god inspired your son
or the boy’s own impulse led him down to Pylos,
but he went to learn of his father’s journey home,
or whatever fate he’s met."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 4, lines 801-805. Court herald Medon tells Penelope of her son Telemachus’ journey to Pylos and Lacedaemon to find out what happened to Odysseus on his journey home from Troy. He suggests that the trip may have been inspired by a god – it was actually goddess Athena.