Homer's The Odyssey introduces us to a wide variety of characters. Two of the younger characters in The Odyssey are Telemachos, the son of Odysseus, and Nausikaa, the daughter of King Alkinoos. Both Telemachos and Nausikaa are taken to be approximately of the same age, although the book is not specific about Nausikaa's age. More importantly, we know that they are both teenagers. Almost all adolescents share two central traits, the wish for independence and rebelliousness, and Nausikaa and Telemachos are no exceptions. Adolescence is defined as the transitional period between childhood and adulthood. Despite Telemachos's age, he doesn't really begin this transitional