Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Summary of book III

Telemachos and Mentor arrive in Pylos where they meet Nestor the king. Nestor told stories about fighting beside Odysseus and how brave he was. Mentor and Telemachos ate, and after they were done they asked Nestor if he knew anything about Odysseus. He said he never heard about him after they split after the Trojan war. Nestor tells Telemachos to go and see Menelaus because he might know more about Odysseus. Mentor and Telemachos set off on horse to find Melaus.

Nestor- Leader of Pylians against Troy, Heracles killed his father and brothers, Horse killed by Paris in the Trojan war, son of Neleus and Choris, killed Mulius who was the son-in-law of king Augeas,

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