All 20 Uses
mentor
in
The Odyssey
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- A declaration,
and the prince sat down as Mentor took the floor,
Odysseus' friend-in-arms to whom the king,
sailing off to Troy, committed his household,
ordering one and all to obey the old man
and he would keep things steadfast and secure.†p. 100.5 - Mentor!†
p. 101.1
- Mentor and Halitherses can speed our young prince on,
his father's doddering friends since time began.†p. 101.5 - Athena came to his prayer from close at hand,
for all the world with Mentor's build and voice,
and she urged him on with winging words: "Telemachus,
you'll lack neither courage nor sense from this day on,
not if your father's spirit courses through your veins—
now there was a man, I'd say, in words and action both!†p. 101.9 - But calling the prince outside his timbered halls,
taking the build and voice of Mentor once again,
flashing-eyed Athena urged him on: "Telemachus,
your comrades-at-arms are ready at the oars,
waiting for your command to launch.†p. 105.9 - The prince replied, wise in his own way too,
"How can I greet him, Mentor, even approach the king?†p. 108.2 - "Mentor,"
wise Telemachus said, "distraught as we are for him,
let's speak of this no more.†p. 115.2 - And Mentor took command—I saw him climb aboard—
or a god who looked like Mentor head to foot,
and that's what I find strange.†p. 145.3 - And Mentor took command—I saw him climb aboard—
or a god who looked like Mentor head to foot,
and that's what I find strange.†p. 145.3 - I saw good Mentor
yesterday, just at sunup, here.†p. 145.4 * - But he gave them a wide berth as they came crowding in
and there where Mentor sat, Antiphus, Halitherses too—
his father's loyal friends from days gone by—
he took his seat as they pressed him with their questions.†p. 356.7 - And now as the ranks squared off, breathing fury—
four at the sill confronting a larger, stronger force
arrayed inside the hall—now Zeus's daughter Athena,
taking the build and voice of Mentor, swept in
and Odysseus, thrilled to see her, cried out,
"Rescue us, Mentor, now it's life or death!†p. 445.9 - And now as the ranks squared off, breathing fury—
four at the sill confronting a larger, stronger force
arrayed inside the hall—now Zeus's daughter Athena,
taking the build and voice of Mentor, swept in
and Odysseus, thrilled to see her, cried out,
"Rescue us, Mentor, now it's life or death!†p. 445.9 - But across the hall the suitors brayed against her,
Agelaus first, his outburst full of threats:
"Mentor, never let Odysseus trick you into
siding with him to fight against the suitors.†p. 446.1 - You'll see action now,
see how Mentor the son of Alcimus, that brave fighter,
kills your enemies, pays you back for service!†p. 446.7 - Mentor has mouthed some empty boasts and flitted off—
just four are left to fight at the front doors.†p. 447.2 - Myself, I saw an immortal fighting at his side—
like Mentor to the life.†p. 482.3 - You never listened to me or the good commander Mentor,
you never put a stop to your sons' senseless folly.†p. 482.7 - And now, taking the build and voice of Mentor,
Zeus's daughter Athena marched right in.†p. 484.2 - And Athena handed down her pacts of peace
between both sides for all the years to come—
the daughter of Zeus whose shield is storm and thunder,
yes, but the goddess still kept Mentor's build and voice.†p. 485.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(mentor) someone who guides and advises another who is less experienced; or the act of providing such guidance
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly, in the ancient Greek story of The Odyssey, Mentor was a friend of Odysseus.