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Mentor

Μέντωρ · MEN-tor

Mentor is not Mentes. Mentes is Athena’s Book I guest-form at the door. Mentor is the Ithacan elder whose form she takes from Book II when the son must move inside Ithaca. Mentes · Athena · Book I.

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Edges on this card. The visit is the book.

Also calledMentor

Kindmortal

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In the poemBook 2 — Athena wears the Ithacan elder

Guest-rightprotector — Ithacan cover for Athena from Book II

Tied todisguise of Athena · not Mentes
Mentes · foil
Telemachus · ally
Odysseus · ally

Then she took the form and voice of Mentor, and called Telemachus to come outside. Book 2

Mentor is not Mentes. Two names, two costumes.

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Mentor

Μέντωρ · MEN-tor

Trusted friend of Odysseus

AllegianceHouse of Odysseus
DomainCounsel
QualityCounsel
First appearsBook 2
Tiersupporting

Old friend whose form Athena also uses; name becomes the word for guidance.

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Mentor

Μέντωρ · MEN-tor

Trusted friend of Odysseus

Mentor is not Mentes. He is the Ithacan elder left in care of the house; Athena wears this form from Book II when the son must move inside Ithaca. Same goddess, later warrant. Mentes is the Book I guest at the door.

Narrative-first · not a combat sheet · guest-open