Without telling the suitors, Telemachus plans a journey, gathers a crew, takes a ship and sets sail on the high seas in search of the father he has yet to meet. However, Telemachus is not actually doing all of these things. Athena disguises herself as different people to acquire all the essentials Telemachus will need for his journey, even pretending to be him to gather a crew. “Now he resembled the Mentor, and with his voice/He called Telemachus out of the hall:/'Telemachus, your crew is ready with oars/and awaits you. It's time to set the fourth'” (2. 425-428) This is a step forward for Telemachus, who begins to actually do something to find his father instead of waiting, hoping for his return. However, while it's a step in the right direction, Athena is the one doing it for him, so he's firm