Character dossier
Nestor
The oldest and most garrulous of the Greek chieftains at Troy, Nestor receives Telemachus with warm hospitality but has no real news of the father he seeks.
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Role in the epic
King of Pylos
Atlas chapter
The Search for the Father
Where this figure enters the journey
Host at Pylos
Relationship to Odysseus
An old comrade from the Trojan War who fought and sailed beside Odysseus, though the two were separated on the voyage home and Nestor has heard nothing of him since.
Where this figure enters the journey
Nestor's palace at Pylos is Telemachus' first stop on his search — a place of hospitality and long stories, but no real answers.
Open the map locationPylos