He fell off a roof and died, and traveled to the Underworld the same way every spirit does.
Elpenor was encountered by Odysseus in the underworld.
Elpenor
hades god of the underworld and odysseus' old crew member elpenor... hope that helps
The day before Odysseus and his men are to leave the island, Elpenor gets very drunk, and falls asleep on the roof of Circe's house. When he awakes in the morning, he forgets he is on the roof and falls off of it, breaking his neck and killing himself. Elpenor ends up meeting Odysseus and the crew in the underworld later, and asks Odysseus to bury his body properly and put his oar atop his grave.
Odysseus and the rest of the crew were friends with Elpenor.
Elpenor was encountered by Odysseus in the underworld.
Elpenor
Elpenor
Elpenor is mortal, as evidenced by his trip to the underworld.
hades god of the underworld and odysseus' old crew member elpenor... hope that helps
Elpenor asks Odysseus to bury him when Odysseus travels to the underworld after leaving Circe's isle. Before they left Elpenor fell off the roof of Circe's house and was unable to come with them on their journey.
so that he could bury Elpenor's body (one of his crewmen he found in the underworld)To properly bury Elphenor, the guy that fell off the roof the morning they left for the kingdom of the dead.
The day before Odysseus and his men are to leave the island, Elpenor gets very drunk, and falls asleep on the roof of Circe's house. When he awakes in the morning, he forgets he is on the roof and falls off of it, breaking his neck and killing himself. Elpenor ends up meeting Odysseus and the crew in the underworld later, and asks Odysseus to bury his body properly and put his oar atop his grave.
Odysseus and the rest of the crew were friends with Elpenor.
Deilephila elpenor was created in 1758.
Elpenor has no news about Telemachus.
Elpenor is an Ithacan, and a member of Odysseus' crew.