Question

Who says the following and why?

"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 making conversation. He needs to talk to Mentor about getting one of his horses back from Elis Plain.
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.