The Odyssey

why does Athena want Telemachus to go out in search of news of his father?

In book 1

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Telemachus says he believes his father - whom he does not know at all - is dead. Athena introduces herself as Odysseus' old friend Mentes and predicts that his father will be home soon and to search for news.