Mentoring

/ˈmɛntərɪŋ/ verb

Definition

advising or training someone, especially a younger colleague

Etymology

From 'Mentor', Odysseus's advisor in Homer's Odyssey

Kelly Says

The word comes from a character in the Odyssey who was actually the goddess Athena in disguise - so mentoring has divine origins!

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