英语词汇nestor的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Nestor. There may have been a real King Nestor behind the character the poet Homer describes both in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Nestor, in Homeric legend, was the youngest of Ne- leus’s 12 sons and the king of Pylos in Greece. At about 70, he was the oldest and most experienced of the Greek chieftains besieging Troy, being represented as a wise and indulgent prince who lived so long that he ruled over three generations of subjects. Nestor counseled moderation among the quarre- ling Greek leaders. Full of wise advice and stories of his ex- ploits in days gone by, his wisdom was revered and much sought after despite his prolixness. But the fact that Nestor talked too much was redeemed by the fact that he had a lot to talk about. He had been, for example, the only person spared when Hercules took Pylos. His name is frequently used today to describe a wise old man, and Nestor does not imply that the sage is garrulous.

词汇	nestor
词源	Nestor. There may have been a real King Nestor behind the character the poet Homer describes both in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Nestor, in Homeric legend, was the youngest of Ne- leus’s 12 sons and the king of Pylos in Greece. At about 70, he was the oldest and most experienced of the Greek chieftains besieging Troy, being represented as a wise and indulgent prince who lived so long that he ruled over three generations of subjects. Nestor counseled moderation among the quarre- ling Greek leaders. Full of wise advice and stories of his ex- ploits in days gone by, his wisdom was revered and much sought after despite his prolixness. But the fact that Nestor talked too much was redeemed by the fact that he had a lot to talk about. He had been, for example, the only person spared when Hercules took Pylos. His name is frequently used today to describe a wise old man, and Nestor does not imply that the sage is garrulous.
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