"You are the best on earth,
they say, when it comes to mapping tactics.
No one, no mortal man, can touch you there.
But we’re behind you, hearts intent on battle,
nor do I think you’ll find us short on courage,
long as our strength will last."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 23, lines 140-145. Telemachus pledges loyalty to his father, when the supporters of the dead suitors come looking for them. He acknowledges Odysseus as being unequalled in battle tactics and cunning. But he won’t be wanting in courage in the battle with the suitors’ families, he says.