Méntēs and Méntōr

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Odyssey 1.088-089

... intervention, this other father-substitute will likewise proceed to give wise advice to the young hero. These two names Méntēs and Méntōr are both related to the noun menos, which I translat ... Continue reading

Odyssey 1.320-322

|320 . . . Into his heart [thūmos] |321 she [= Athena] had placed mental power [menos] and daring, and she had mentally-connected [hupo-mnē‑] him with his father |322 even more tha ... Continue reading