Question

"And Mentor took command I saw him climb aboard or a god who looked just like Mentor head to foot,
and that's what I find strange. I saw good Mentor
yesterday, just at sunup, here. But clearly
he boarded ship for Pylos days ago." *
Noemon is warning the suitors that a god is on Telemachus's side.

Noemon is trying to find his ship. By ignoring his warning, the suitors show their impious nature, a foreshadowing of their fate.

Noemon, Antinous, and Eurymachus are plotting to kill Telemachus.

Noemon is making conversation. He needs to talk to Mentor about