Telemachus and Pisistratus Find Menelaus and Helen in their Rich home of Sparta in the midst of a big celebration of the marriages of Menelaus' two children. They're welcomed warmly and Menelaus tells the story of his long journey back from Troy expressing grief for those who died and were lost. He has great grief for his brother Agamemnon and his dear friend Odysseus. Telemachus cries when he hears about his father and Helen appears, identifying him. Pisistratus explains the reason for their visit and everyone cries about the absence of Odysseus, but Pisistratus stops them. Helen gives drugged wine which removes the room for grief. She describes how Odysseus sneaked into Troy disguised as a beggar on a spy mission, she says how she was still loyal to the Greeks and did not identify him. Menelaus tells how Helen was suspicious of the wooden horse when it came into Troy and how she called out all of the soldiers' names hoping to catch them in the horse. They all go to sleep for the night in the morning. Menelaus tells him on his way back from Troy how he was lost at sea and a goddess told him to find Proteus, the old sea God who could shape-shift. Once they captured Proteus, he told them news of their fellow Warriors such as the murdering of Agamemnon. He told Telemachus that he heard that Odysseus was alive. Menelaus offers fine gifts to take home. In Ithaka, the suitors discover about the boy's trip and decide to kill Telemachus on his journey home. They begin to play the way to kill him. Penelope also finds out and is full of sadness and grief. Athena sends happy dreams to Penelope in comfort.