Circe tells Odysseus that before he can leave for home, he must journey to the underworld to seek the prophet Tiresias. There, Tiresias will provide him with crucial guidance about how to return to Ithaca and deal with the challenges he will face upon his arrival. Additionally, Circe advises Odysseus to make sacrifices to the gods to ensure a safe passage home.
Circe insists that Odysseus go to the underworld to consult with the blind Theban prophet Teiresias.
les cacnas le puss de Odysseus tricanis
Before Odysseus could leave Circe's island, she instructed him to journey to the Underworld to consult the prophet Tiresias. There, Tiresias would provide him with crucial guidance on how to safely return home to Ithaca. Circe emphasized the importance of this visit to ensure that he would avoid dangers and obstacles on his voyage.
circe sends odysseus to the underworld
Circe and Calypso kept Odysseus from reaching home in very different ways. After Odysseus conquers the goddess-enchantress Circe she helps him . She is an excellent hostess and lover to Odysseus and his men have to convince him to leave. Calypso falls in love withe Odysseus and keeps him captive until Hermes convinces her to let him free.
Circe keeps Odysseus on her island, Aiaia, for about a year. During this time, she entertains him and his crew, providing them with hospitality and guidance. Eventually, Odysseus decides to leave after receiving a prophecy from Circe, urging him to continue his journey home to Ithaca.
the underworld
Hermes, the messenger god, suggests to Odysseus that he should leave Circe's island and continue his journey home to Ithaca. Hermes warns Odysseus about the danger of staying too long on the island and advises him on how to break Circe's spell.
Odysseus retrieves his three men, who were turned into swine by the sorceress Circe, with the help of Hermes. The messenger god provides Odysseus with a magical herb called moly to protect him from Circe's enchantments. After confronting her, Odysseus persuades Circe to reverse the spell, allowing his men to return to their human form. They then stay with Circe for a year before continuing their journey home.
Odysseus' crew asked to go home after a year on Circe's island.
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.
Odysseus meets Agamemnon's ghost in Hades, after initially leaving Circe's island.