Odysseus’s stubborn spirit will compel him to fetch Telemachus personally

Evidence

With that man’s overbearing spirit —I know it, know it all too well —he’ll never let you go, he’ll come down here and summon you himself. — Homer; Robert Fagles; Bernard Knox, The Odyssey, 3007

Categorization

• XREF: Characterizes Odysseus’s relentless, forceful nature — consistent with his heroism and cunning shown throughout the poem.