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Circe sent Odysseus to go talk to Tiresias, who gave him instructions for his journey home to Ithaca.
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).
Circe, the witch, advises Odysseus to journey to the land of the dead. There, Tiresias shall offer him directions and instructions on how to safely return home. Tiresias himself is now a soul, a blind prophet from Thebes who is also mentioned in Oedipus the King, a Greek Tragedy.
That first he must journey to the land of the dead, Hanes,and consult the prophet Tiresias.
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.
Tiresias tells Odysseus that he will find suitors in his home who are vying for his wife Penelope's hand in marriage and depleting his resources. He advises Odysseus to be cautious and strategic in dealing with these suitors to reclaim his rightful place as king.
He must go to the Underworld and talk to Tiresias (the blind prophet- same one from Oedipus).
Odysseus speaks with the Theban prophet Tiresias, who tells Odysseus how to get home.
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Odysseus speaks to the dead, blind prophit tiresias to ask him how he can get home safely
His journey home began after the victory at Troy.
Odysseus begins his journey back home to Ithaca from Troy, following the long war at Troy.