MENTOR  , in

Greek legend, the son of Alcimus and the faithful friend of Odysseus . During the absence of the latter, Mentor was entrusted with the care of his household and the guardian-ship of his son Telemachus . The word " mentor " is now used in the sense of a wise and trustworthy adviser, ameaning probably connected with the etymology of the name, from the root mon-, seen, in Lat. monere, to advise, monitor, adviser . The New English Dictionary points out that the transferred use is due less to Homer's Odyssey than to Fenelon's Telemaque, in which Mentor is a somewhat prominent character .