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In the Odyssey what does the prophet Tiresias tell Odysseus in the underworld?
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The blind prophet tells Odysseus that he will reach his home in Ithaca, but that his journey home will be filled with trouble (and it is).
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Who is the blind prophet Odysseus meets in the Underworld?
The blind prophet that Odysseus meets in the Underworld is Tiresias.
Who is the blind Theban prophet that helps Odysseus in the underworld?
The blind Theban prophet that Odysseus meets in the Underworld is Tiresias, also spelled Teiresias.
Who is Tiresias in The Odyssey?
Tiresias, the dead blind Theban prophet is the man whom Odysseus sets out to see in Hades. He tells Odysseus why Poseidon is angry at him, and what Odysseus must do to get home.
Who IsTiresias In The Odysseus?
in The ODYSSEY (not the Odysseus, that's a character) tiresias is a blind prophet/ dead prince of thebes. he tells Odysseus what he will do next
In the Odyssey what does the prophet Teiresias tell Odysseus in the underworld?
the way home will be filled with troubled.
Why is Odysseus visiting the underworld?
Odysseus must talk to Tiresias, a dead prophet who will know how Odysseus can return safely home and appease the angry Poseidon. on the advice of Circe.
What instruction does Circe give Odysseus?
she tell him to go to the underworld where she can ask the spirit of Tiresias, a blind prophet who will tell him how to get home.
What is book 11 of The Odyssey?
Book 11 of The Odyssey recounts Odysseus's journey to the underworld to consult the prophet Tiresias. He encounters various spirits of the dead, including his mother Anticlea and other prominent figures from his past. Tiresias provides Odysseus with critical advice for his return home to Ithaca.
Why does Odysseus visits the underworld?
In Homers Odyssey, the protagonist Odysseus is captured by the nymph Calypso on his way home from the battle of Troy. For seven years he is unable to leave the island, before Athene makes Zeus intervene by the hand of Hermes. Calypso frees Odysseus and by different circumstances he ends up in the company of Circe, daughter of Helios. Odysseus asks her how he can return home. Circe cannot give him the answer, but suggests that he seeks the advice of a prophet called Tiresias. Tiresias is dead, but Circe provides Odysseus with instructions on how to cross the river Styx, and enter Hades, the underworld. And that is the reason why Odysseus visited the underworld.
Where must Odysseus go to learn his way home?
He must go to the Underworld and talk to Tiresias (the blind prophet- same one from Oedipus).
What question does Odysseus want the prophet teiresias to answer?
Odysseus speaks with the Theban prophet Tiresias, who tells Odysseus how to get home.
Who is the blind prophet Odysseus needs to speak to?
Tiresias
