Nestor

=Nestor=

Nestor of Gerenia or also called "the Gerenian horseman" was the son of Neleus and Chloris and was the King of Pylos. When his father and brothers were killed by Heracles he was brought up by the Gerenians. His wife was either Eurydice or Anaxibia and he had 8 children: Peisistratus, Thrasymedes, Pisidice, Polycaste, Stratichus, Aretus, Echephron and Antilochus. Nestor also was an Argonaut.

Nestor took part in the Trojan war along side the Greeks although he was already really old that time. He was said to have been around 110 years old when he took part in the Trojan war. Despite his old age, Nestor was considered by many as a vigorous warrior and also a respected adviser and was known for his speaking abilities. As an adviser he was trusted by many especially Agamemnon. He took part in many events during the Trojan war, both in council and on the field and in doing so was looked up by Agamemnon. Nestor was also the reason for the reconciliation of Agamemnon and Achilles which made Agamemnon honor him even more. Whenever Agamemnon was in doubt he would usually go to Nestor to seek his advice.

=The Trojan war and Odyssey= [[image:http://www.compleatseanbean.com/troy24.jpg width="439" height="292" align="right" caption="photo of Odysseus, King Nestor of Pylos and King Triopas of Thessaly" link="@http://www.compleatseanbean.com/troy24.jpg"]] Nester along with his sons Antilochus and Thrasymedes, took part in the Trojan war with the Greeks and although he was at an old age he still took the field to lead the troops because of his wide influence on them, but didn't fight. During the time of the Trojan war he had already lived 3 generations of men and so his advice and authority was thought of as equal to that of the immortal gods. In the Odyssey, because of his piety and prudence, the gods allowed him to return home to Pylos unharmed and safe. Nestor safely returns home and Odysseus' son Telemachus travels there to ask about the fate of his father but Nestor is unable to give any information to Telemachus about his father.

=Death of family=

When Heracles invaded the homeland of Nestor, he slew his father and brothers, but Nestor was spared because during that time he wasn't at Pylos. He was instead with the Gerenians where he had taken refuge.

=Sources:=

http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Nestor.html http://www.mythindex.com/greek-mythology/N/Nestor.html http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0835267.html http://www.in2greece.com/english/historymyth/mythology/names/nestor.htm