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The Organisation
Mentor | Historic Routes in Greece (also known as Mentor or Mentor in Greece) is an organisation that focuses on archaeological travel experiences. Mentor was founded by Panos Gkiokas and Yannis Pappas in 2015 in Eleusis, Greece, with cultural trail specialisation, focusing on small-group, expert-led archaeological routes.

The fundamentals of science, medicine, mathematics, architecture and sculpture, philosophy and ethics, literature and theatre, as well as prevailing notions of democracy, citizenship, government, reason, freedom and humanism, were largely developed by the Ancient Greeks. This is highlighted through the travel experiences, promoting the archaeological sites, museums, historic monuments and cultural venues in Greece.

The organisation aims to enhance appreciation and comprehension of philosophy and culture of the, so-called, birthplace of Western Civilisation in an interactive way through guided thematic routes including educational lectures, seminars, and workshops.

Additionally, Mentor has a blog with articles and stories covering a range of topics relating to ancient Greece, philosophy, culture, and how they connect to the present day.

Who was Mentor?
In Homer's classic epic poem, The Odyssey, Mentor (Greek: Μέντωρ, gen.: Μέντορος), was both friend and counsellor to Odysseus (also known by the Latin name Ulysses). Odysseus, king of Ithaca, fights in the Trojan War and confides in Mentor the care of his household, who serves as teacher and guardian of Odysseus' son, Telemachus.

History offers many examples of helpful mentoring relationships: Socrates and Plato, Aristotle and Alexander the Great, Haydn and Beethoven, Freud and Jung.Mentoring is a fundamental form of human development where one person invests time, energy and personal know-how in assisting the growth and ability of another person. This is undoubtedly where the inspiration for the organisation, Mentor | Historic Routes in Greece, stems from.

Collaborations & Achievements
Mentor is the organisation responsible for the marketing and communication planning of Eleusis 2021 | European Capital of Culture, before and after its designation on the 11th of November, 2016.

The company has gained experience in recent years in projects concerning the tourism promotion of West Attica, the Archaeological Site of Elefsina, as well as the promotion of its cultural heritage.

Mentor has been distinguished as one of the most innovative Greek startups for 2016, through the innovation and youth entrepreneurship contest egg - enter-grow-go, a partnership between Eurobank and Corallia.

Further collaborations involve various organisations, universities, institutions and groups in Greece, Europe and internationally.

Extra links

 * Mentor | Historic Routes in Greece - Mentoringreece.com
 * Eleusis 2021 - Eleusis2021.eu
 * The EGG - theegg.gr
 * The Corallia Organisation - Corallia.org
 * Eurobank - Eurobank.gr