Book 3 - The Lord of the Western Approaches

At Pylos, Mentor, although I think it was Athena, and I witnessed an impressive religious ceremony in which dozens of bulls are sacrificed to Poseidon, the god of the sea. Although I have little experience with public speaking, Mentor gave me the encouragement that I needed to approach Nestor, the city’s king, and ask him about my father. Nestor, however, has no information about him. He recounted that after the fall of Troy a falling-out occurred between Agamemnon and Menelaus, the two Greek brothers who had led the expedition. Menelaus set sail for Greece immediately, while Agamemnon decided to wait a day and continue sacrificing on the shores of Troy. Nestor went with Menelaus, while father stayed with Agamemnon, and he had heard no news of father. He said that he can only pray that Athena will show me the kindness that she showed father. He adds that he has heard that suitors have taken over his house in Ithaca and that he hopes that I will achieve the renown in defense of father that Orestes, son of Agamemnon, won in defense of his father. So perhaps there are good people in this world after all. Not only do they satisfy their sexual Ids, they also help others satisfy their Ids. So my New Trier helper has been telling me about Hobbes and all of his stuff. He tells me that I have entered a covenant with Athena, and I have to find my father to restore peace. Otherwise, my mother would have to go to her father's house and another suitor would for sure marry her. So I enetered this covenant because I wanted my Id satisfied. So perhaps all humans do live to satisfy their own Ids. Anway, I then asked Nestor about Agamemnon’s fate. Nestor explains that Agamemnon returned from Troy to find that Aegisthus, a base coward who remained behind while the Greeks fought in Troy, had seduced and married his wife, Clytemnestra. With her approval, Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon. He would have then taken over Agamemnon’s kingdom had not Orestes, who was in exile in Athens, returned and killed Aegisthus and Clytemnestra. Nestor held the courage of Orestes up as an example for myself. He sent his own son Pisistratus along to accompany me to Sparta, and the two of us set out by land the next day. Athena, who I thought was Mentor, revealed her divinity by shedding the form of Mentor and changing into an eagle before the entire court of Pylos, stayed behind to protect my ship and crew. So what do you know? I have a goddess on my side. If you guys eer get a chance, listen to the song "Loose Id for Orchestra" by Steven Bryant. It talks about what happens when the Id goes loose and crazy. That's how it kinda is at my house and inside me right now. Until we meet again, this time in Sparta!