Mentes, Medon and Mentor

• Mentes is the King of the Taphians
• Athene takes his form when she visits T in book 1
• Medon is the herald and minstrel who has been forced into the service on the suitors
• book 17 - he calls the Suitors into dinner from their carefree playing with javelins - irony
• bk 22 - found cowering under a chair and stair by Ody - comic
• Mentor is a supporter of T
• Athene appears in bk 22 - disguised as Mentor