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Nestor

In Greek mythology, a wise old king of Pylos who accompanied the Greeks to and from Troy and offered them valuable advice.



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`(Heracles) slew the noble sons of steadfast Neleus, eleven of them; but the twelfth, the horsemen Gerenian Nestor chanced to be staying with the horse-taming Gerenians.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
Mary Nestor, a girl of Shopton, might also be mentioned.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context
Wit and humor escaped from her scarlet lips, like persuasion from the lips of Nestor of old.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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