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Nestor (mythology) In Greek mythology Nestor of Gerenia ( grc, Νέστωρ Γερήνιος, ''Nestōr Gerēnios'') was a legendary king of Pylos. He is a prominent secondary character in Homer's ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey'', where he appears as an elderly warrior ...

, King of Pylos in Greek mythology

Arts and entertainment

* "Nestor" (''Ulysses'' episode) an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses'' *

Nestor Studios The Nestor Film Company, originally known as the Nestor Motion Picture Company, was an American motion picture production company. It was founded in 1909 as the West Coast production unit of the Centaur Film Company located in Bayonne, New Jersey ...

, first-ever motion picture studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles * ''

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey ''Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey'' is a 1977 Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. It premiered on ABC on December 3, 1977. The story is based on the 1975 song of the same name, written by ...

'', a Christmas television program

Geography

* Nestor, San Diego, a neighborhood of San Diego, California *

Mount Nestor (Antarctica) Mount Nestor may refer to: * Mount Nestor (Antarctica), a mountain in the Achaean Range of Antarctica * Mount Nestor (Alberta) Mount Nestor is a mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is ...

, in the

Achaean Range Achaean Range () is a mountain range rising to in the central part of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It is bounded on the east by Iliad Glacier and Trojan Range and on the west by Marr Ice Piedmont, and extends northwest from Mount ...

of Antarctica * Mount Nestor (Alberta), a mountain in Alberta, Canada

People

* Nestor (surname), anglicised form of Mac an Adhastair, an Irish family * Nestor (given name), a name of Greek origin, from Greek mythology

Science and technology

* ''Nestor'' (genus), a genus of parrots * NESTOR Project, an international scientific collaboration for the deployment of a neutrino telescope *

NESTOR (encryption) NESTOR was a family of compatible, tactical, wideband secure voice systems developed by the U.S. National Security Agency and widely deployed during the Vietnam War through the late Cold War period of the 1980s. NESTOR consists of three syst ...

, a family of voice encryption devices used by the United States during the Vietnam War era *

659 Nestor 659 Nestor is a dark Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 23 March 1908, by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, and named after King Nestor from Greek mythol ...

, an asteroid

Ships

* , three ships of the Royal Navy ** , a Second World War Royal Australian Navy destroyer which remained the property of the British Royal Navy * , a number of ships of this name * , an LNG carrier * ''Nestor'' (sternwheeler), a steamboat that operated in Oregon and Washington State

Other uses

Nestor (solitaire) Nestor is a patience or solitaire card game A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related ...

, a card game *

Tropical Storm Nestor The name Nestor has been used for two tropical cyclones worldwide. In the Atlantic Ocean: * Tropical Storm Nestor (2019), a short lived tropical storm that affected the Southeastern United States. In the Western Pacific Ocean: * Typhoon Nestor (1 ...

Typhoon Nestor (1997) The 1997 Pacific typhoon season was a record-breaking season featuring 11 tropical cyclones reaching super typhoon intensity, tying the record with 1965 with the most violent tropical cyclones globally. It has no official bounds; it ran year-roun ...

* A

West Cornwall Railway The West Cornwall Railway was a railway company in Cornwall, Great Britain, formed in 1846 to construct a railway between Penzance and Truro. It purchased the existing Hayle Railway, and improved its main line, and built new sections between P ...