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Mentor - definition and meaning
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proper noun Greek mythology Odysseus 's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility to raise Odysseus 's son Telemachus , while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy
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From Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Mentōr, "Mentor").
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Since the days of the ancient Greeks, when Odysseus left his son Telemachus in Mentor 's care while he went off to Troy, the pairing of mentor with pupil has been an intellectual and artistic tradition in the West.
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