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Nestor

Also known as Nestor of Pylos

Nestor is a legendary king of Pylos in Greek mythology, son of Neleus. In Homer's Iliad he is the oldest of the Greek leaders at Troy, a wise counsellor fond of recalling his youthful deeds, and in the Odyssey he receives Telemachus at Pylos. The Mycenaean palace discovered by Carl Blegen at Pylos in 1939 is known as the Palace of Nestor.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nestor. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nestor
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