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Nestor

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Nes·tor  (nstr, -tôr)
n. Greek Mythology
1. A hero celebrated as an elderly and wise counselor to the Greeks at Troy.
2. often nestor A venerable and wise old man.

[Greek Nestr.]

Nestor [ˈnɛstɔː]
n
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War
2. (sometimes not capital) a wise old man; sage
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.NestorNestor - (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
2.Nestor - a genus of Psittacidae
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Psittacidae, Psittacidae - coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
kea, Nestor notabilis - large brownish-green New Zealand parrot


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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.
Mary Nestor, a girl of Shopton, might also be mentioned.
Wit and humor escaped from her scarlet lips, like persuasion from the lips of Nestor of old.
 
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