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Nestor

By N.S. Gill, About.com

Definition: Nestor is an old mythological king of Pylos, son of Neleus and Choris, who appears in the Iliad and Odyssey. Nestor returns safely from Troy, as is shown in the Odyssey. He shows hospitality to Odysseus' son Telemachus.

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