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What must Odysseus offer a sacrifice to poseidon?
Odysseus must offer a sacrifice to Poseidon to appease the god after blinding his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus. This act of disrespect angered Poseidon, who then sought to hinder Odysseus’s journey home. By making a sacrifice, Odysseus hopes to gain Poseidon’s favor and ensure a safer passage back to Ithaca. Typically, such sacrifices would involve offering a ram or other valuable goods to the god.
What do Odysseus and his men offer to the ghosts of the dead?
it was believed to be either a goat or lamb. the usual sacrifice.
What does Odysseus have to do to talk to Tiresias?
Odysseus had to journey to the underworld and offer sacrifices at Tiresias' tomb in order to speak to him. Tiresias was a blind prophet in Greek mythology who could communicate with the living from the realm of the dead.
What does Calypso offer Odysseus in return for staying on her island?
Calypso offers to make Odysseus immortal and forever young if he will stay with her on her island. Odysseus respectfully refuses her offer.
What does Tiresias tell Odysseus to do after he has his revenge?
Tiresias tells Odysseus to make a journey inland, carrying an oar, until he finds a people who do not know what the sea is. He is to offer a sacrifice to Poseidon and then return home, where he will make peaceful sacrifices to the gods.
What does calypso offer to Odysseus in exchange that he stays?
Calypso offers immortality to Odysseus
Why didn't Odysseus accept Calypso's offer of making Odysseus Immortal?
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How does Odysseus respond when Eurymachus offers to repay Odysseus for what the suitors have taken from his house?
Odysseus rejects Eurymachus' offer, telling him that there can be no repayment for the wrongs that have been done in his house. Odysseus seeks justice and refuses any form of compensation for the suitors' actions.
After Odysseus kills all of the suitors what must he so for Poseidon?
After Odysseus kills the suitors, he must make a sacrifice to Poseidon to appease the god and seek his favor. Specifically, he is required to travel to a distant land, where he must plant a oar and offer a sacrifice of a ram, bull, or boar to Poseidon. This act demonstrates his respect for the god and ensures safe passage home, as Poseidon had been angered by Odysseus's actions throughout his journey.
Who helps Odysseus go home to Ithaca?
Many people and gods help Odysseus return home, but Athena is the largest help, appealing to the gods to help him, and not hinder his journey. Aeolus (Eolus) gives Odysseus and his men a bag of the winds so that they can sail home quickly. Circe gives Odysseus much advice on how to get home, including how to pass the dangerous Scylla and Charbydis. The ghosts of the blind Theban prophet Teiresias, Odysseus' mother, and King Agamemnon, offer advice and support to Odysseus journey. Calypso finds Odysseus, shipwrecked, and nurses him back to health. She eventually helps him build a raft to get home. Nausicaa finds Odysseus and brings him home to the Phaecian palace. The Phaecians bring Odysseus home on their swift blessed ships.
What did calypso offer Odysseus if he stayed on her island?
immortality
What does calypso offer Odysseus if he only stays with her?
Money
