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Where does Circe and Odysseus to retrieve a prophecy from Tiresias?
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Why did Odysseus want to talk to Tiresias?
Circe sent Odysseus to go talk to Tiresias, who gave him instructions for his journey home to Ithaca.
What is is Circe's last prophecy to Odysseus?
only Odysseus will survive
Where does Circe send Odysseus for a prophecy?
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What is circe's last prophecy to Odysseus?
Circe's and Teiresias' last prophecy to Odysseus is that he alone will survive the journey. They also warn him against harming the sacred cattle of Helios, which ultimately causes the death of his men.
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.
Why does Odysseus want to see Tiresias?
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.
Why did Odysseus and his men return to the house of Circe?
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.
Why did Odysseus and his men return to house of Circe?
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.
What does Circe say Odysseus must do in order to reach home?
That first he must journey to the land of the dead, Hanes,and consult the prophet Tiresias.
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.
Who gives Odysseus directions to hades?
In Homer's "The Odyssey", Odysseus receives directions on how to get to Hades from the goddess, Circe. In order to get Tiresias to answer his questions about what fate awaited him in the future, he had to take an offering of a ram.
