Spear in hand,
Telemachus strode on through the hall and out,
and a pair of sleek hounds went trotting at his heels.
And Athena lavished a marvelous splendor on the prince
so the people all gazed in wonder as he came forward.
The swaggering suitors clustered, milling round him,
welcome words on their lips, and murder in their hearts.
But he gave them a wide berth as they came crowding in
and there where Mentor sat, Antiphus, Halitherses too –
his father’s loyal friends from days gone by –
he took his seat as they pressed him with their questions.
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 17, lines 63-73. Telemachus travels into the city with an air of confidence, helped by a makeover from Athena who makes him look more splendid. People gaze on him with wonder and the suitors greet him with words of welcome, but inwardly they plot his murder.