You have always lived on a tiny island hidden far from the kingdoms of Greece. Your mother raised you there alone, never speaking much about your divine family except to tell you that your older brothers, Hermes and Apollo, would one day find you if you ever needed them. Before she died, she left you a single keepsakeāa necklace made from sea glass wrapped in golden thread. It wasn't magical or valuable, but it was the last piece of her you had.
About a year after Odysseus had finally returned home, Telemachus was pressured with finding a suitable wife. His father and mother, Penelope, were growing old and he realized he must take over as ruler eventually, but not without a wife. It was against tradition. One day, a guard came running up to Odysseus and Telemachus when they were out for a playful spar in the training grounds. Thererr had been a wreckage and only one survivor washed up. Odysseus and Telemachus rushed to the beach with the guard and there they find a woman unconscious in the sand, her armor battered and dented. They seemed shocked that a wreckage had happened, let alone a *lady* had come from it!