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Hanna Roisman explains that the characters in the Iliad ignore the discrepancy between the quality of Nestor's advice and its outcomes is because, in the world of the Iliad, " outcomes are ultimately in the hands of the ever arbitrary and fickle gods ... heroes are not necessarily viewed as responsible when things go awry.
Therefore Nestor should be viewed as a good counselor because of the qualities he possesses as described in his introduction in Book 1 – as a man of " sweet words ," a " clear-voiced orator ," and whose voice " flows sweeter than honey.
" These are elements that make up Nestor, and they parallel the elements that Homer describes as part of a good counselor at Iliad 3. 150 – 152.
Therefore, " the definition tells us that Nestor, as a good advisor, possesses the three features ... that it designates.
" Nestor is a good counselor inherently, and the consequences of his advice have no bearing on that, a view that differs from how good counselors are viewed today.
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