"We sailed to Pylos, to Nestor, the great king,
and he received me there in his lofty palace,
treated me well and warmly, yes, as a father treats
a long-lost son just home from voyaging, years abroad:
such care he showered on me, he and his noble sons."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 17, lines 117-121. Telemachus tells his mother Penelope of how warmly and hospitably King Nestor treated him when he visited his palace at Pylos. He compares it, in an epic simile, to a father taking care of a long-long son just arrived home from years of voyaging abroad.