Traditional mentoring

Traditional mentoring is the classic form in which a senior, experienced person guides a newer one. The mentor is usually the one ahead in experience; they pass on their accumulation and their network to the mentee. This is the oldest and most widespread form of mentoring; its very name goes back to the character Mentor in Homer's Odyssey. The relationship is often vertical, but over time it can evolve into a more equal companionship. Traditional mentoring is an ancient form of passing experience from generation to generation.