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He gave Odysseus a prophecy of what he had to do when he got back to Ithaca, and gave him proper guidance on how to achieve these goals.
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What does Odysseus want from Teiresias?
Odysseus would like the blind prophet Teiresias to tell him how to get home safely.
What does Teiresias tell Odysseus?
Teiresias tells Odysseus to avoid the herds of Helios cattle on Thrinakia. Teiresisas saw that if Odysseus and men ate the cattle it would bring about their destruction.
Who does Odysseus visit in the Land of the Dead?
Teiresias
What sacrifice does Odysseus offer to bring Teiresias up from the dead?
Odysseus slits the throat of a large black sheep and lets Teiresias drink of its blood.
Why does Teiresias refuses to tell what he knows?
Teiresias does no such thing. He tells Odysseus all he needs to know.
What does Teiresias say Odysseus will do to Penelope's suitors?
Teiresias says Odysseus will take his revenge on these suitors and eventually kill them all either by through force or fraud.
Who provides Odysseus with his prophecy in the land of the dead?
Teiresias
What does Teiresias warn Odysseus not to do?
Eat The Halios' Cattle
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 were the first three people Odysseus met in Hades?
Elpenor; comrade of Odysseus. Teiresias; who Odysseus sought in Hades. Antikleia; the mother of Odysseus.
Why does Odysseus enter hades?
To speak to Teiresias, as Circe advised.
Whom does Odysseus seek in the underworld?
the blind prophet, teiresias
