Mentor

Mentor

In the Odyssey, Mentor (Greek: Μέντωρ, Méntōr; gen.: Μέντορος) was the son of Alcimus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War, he placed Mentor in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace. Athena's appearance as Mentor should not be confused with her appearance as Mentes in the first book of the Odyssey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mentor is the 1,665th most popular politician (down from 1,583rd in 2019). (down from 142nd in 2019)

Mentor is most famous for being the person Odysseus goes to for advice when he is trying to get home from Troy.