The climax of ''WarGames'' is more comic than terrifying, which may be proper since the film is a comedy at heart. Yet the funniness is not big enough to meet the needs of the nightmares the film is meant to inspire.
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/03/movies/wargames-a-computer-fantasy.html
The given line above was said by King Nestor from an ancient Greek poem, The Odyssey by Homer. This ancient poem is about Odysseus, a Greek hero, on his journey back home after Troy has fallen. It took him ten years to be back to his family, and during his absence, they thought he died.
Answer: It means an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
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