by PeggySue Wells @PeggySueWells
Of the four characters generally found in story—protagonist, sidekick, antagonist, and mentor—the role of a mentor gets its name from Homer’s classic tale, The Odyssey, when the mentor actually has the name, Mentor. Disguised as the goddess of wisdom, Athena, Mentor instructs Telemachus to seek knowledge and stand against his enemies. Mentors have pretty much been dishing the same advice ever since. But it's important to know how to use mentors in the stories you write.
