Upon their arrival at Pylos, Telemachus and Athena (disguised as Mentor) are taken to a ceremony to honor Poseidon. They are brought to Nestor, the king, and Telemachus asks him about Odysseus. He tells Telemachus that he does not know where Odysseus is since they went their separate ways when Agamemnon and Menelaus separated. He explained that the two brothers argued about making sacrifices to the gods before leaving, and he left with Menelaus while Agamemnon and Odysseus stayed to make sacrifices. He sympathizes with Telemachus' situation because he has heard that Odysseus' house has been taken over by the suitors. He tells Telemachus that he hopes he will achieve the same vengeance that Orestes achieved when he killed the man who murdered his father.
Telemachus asks about Orestes, and Nestor tells of how.....
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