Mentor (redirected from mentoring)

Mentor, village, United States

Mentor, residential village (1990 pop. 47,358), Lake co., NE Ohio, on Lake Erie; founded 1799, inc. 1855. James Garfield was living there when he was elected President, and his home, "Lawnfield," is preserved.

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Mentor, in Greek mythology

Mentor (mĕn`tər, –tôr'), in Greek mythology, friend of Odysseus and tutor of Telemachus. On several occasions in the Odyssey, Athena assumes Mentor's form to give advice to Telemachus or Odysseus. His name is proverbial for a faithful and wise adviser.

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mentor

Coach, counselor. See virtual mentoring.

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Mentor

Odysseus’s adviser; entrusted with care and education of Telemachus. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey]

See : Counsel

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Mentor

Odysseus’s friend and advisor. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey]

See : Guidance

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MENTOR - CAI language. "Computer Systems for Teaching Complex Concepts", Report 1742, BBN, Mar 1969.

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Mentor

in the Homeric poems, the friend of young Odysseus, to whom Odysseus entrusted his home when he departed for Troy. In The Odyssey, Athena appears in the shape of Mentor, giving advice to young Telemachus, Odysseus’ son, and helping Odysseus himself to punish the suitors of his wife, Penelope. In the figurative sense,“mentor”means a counselor or tutor, sometimes with a touch of irony.