mentor

v. act as a mentor to a person; guide and teach another person

n. spiritual instructor, adviser, counselor, wise man; one who guides and teaches

In Greek mythology, Mentor was the son of Alcumus and, in his old age, a friend of Odysseus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War he placed Mentor in charge of his son, Telemachus, and of his palace. When Athena visited Telemachus she took the disguise of Mentor to hide herself from the suitors of Telemachus' mother Penelope. (See Odyssey Book II, lines 255 and 268.) When Odysseus returns to Ithaca, Athena (in the form of Mentor) takes the form of a swallow and the suitors' arrows have no effect on him. The first recorded modern usage of the term can be traced to a book entitled "Les Aventures de Telemaque", by the French writer François Fénelon . In the book the lead character is that of Mentor. This book was published in 1699 and was very popular during the 18th century and the modern application of the term can be traced to this publication .
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Noun
1. a wise and trusted guide and advisor
(synonym) wise man
(hypernym) intellectual, intellect
(hyponym) sage
Verb
1. serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"
(hypernym) teach, learn, instruct

n. mentor, spiritual instructor, adviser, counselor

n. mentor, adviser, counselor