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Mentor.

Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.

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  1. Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.

    Greek · countable · uncountable

  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

    countable

  3. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Dubois County, Indiana.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Saline County, Kansas.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Campbell County, Kentucky.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: A township in Oscoda County, Michigan.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: A city in Lake County, Ohio, the largest place with this name, named after the Greek Mentor.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Garfield County, Washington.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Jackson County, West Virginia.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, “Mentor”).

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