Mentor(an advisor or wise counselor)A mentor is a concerned counselorWhen Odysseus, hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey, set out for the siege of Troy, he was afraid that he was going to be gone for quite some time; so, he left his household and his wife, Penelope, in the care of his trusted friend, Mentor. When Odysseus was gone, things went from bad to worse in his house because of Penelope's suitors drinking up the contents of the wine-cellar and butchering the cattle for their own use. The wise goddess, Pallas Athene, saw what was going on from the Olympian heaven, and became concerned that Odysseus wouldn't have any home to come back to; so, she asked Zeus, the father of the gods, whether she shouldn't go down and help out. He agreed that she should; so, Athene assumed the shape of Mentor and whispered a great deal of sound advice into the ear of young Telemachus, son of Odysseus. As a result, even to this day, a mentor is considered to be a wise counselor. You may return to the menti- unit, if you came here from there. If there are any numbers below, use them to see other pages in this unit.Back to Index | Search Box | Main Index The Main-Word Info pageThe + sign at the end of a unit title means all of the words in that unit have definitions.Directory of special content and topicsDo you want to help to make this dictionary bigger and better?
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