Sunday, January 18, 2015

In Book Three, what did Nestor know about Odysseus' whereabouts?

In Book III, Telemachus is talking to Nestor, who was with
Odysseus and the rest at the Trojan War.  He hopes he can get information about his
father.  Sadly for him, Nestor does not really know anything about where Odysseus is. 
All he can really tell Telemachus is who he should ask
next.


Nestor knows that many ships on their way back from
Troy were blown around by strong winds and ended up in strange places.  He thinks that
it is possible that Odysseus might have been on one of these.  He thinks that Menelaus,
king of Sparta, might know more.  Menelaus has been voyaging around and might have heard
more about where Odysseus is.

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