Elpenor asks Odysseus to cremate and bury his body, putting his oar above his grave.
Elpenor is an Ithacan, and a member of Odysseus' crew.
Odysseus and the rest of the crew were friends with Elpenor.
Elpenor
Elpenor
Elpenor was encountered by Odysseus in the underworld.
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.
Elpenor the youngest of Odysseus crew who had fallen off Circe's roof and died, remaining unburied.
hades god of the underworld and odysseus' old crew member elpenor... hope that helps
Elpenor is a member of Odysseus' crew, who gets drunk the day before the crew is to leave, falling asleep on the roof of Circe's house. When he wakes up the next day, he falls off the roof and breaks his neck.
Elpenor has no news about Telemachus.
Odysseus promises Elpenor that he will give him a proper burial by burning his body and building a mound for him, as per Elpenor's request before he died.