Elpenor got very drunk and fell asleep on the top of Circe's roof. When he awoke, he forgot where he was and fell off the roof and broke his neck. Some versions say he was climbing down the ladder off the roof and, still hungover, missed the rung.
Odysseus and the rest of the crew were friends with Elpenor.
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Elpenor has no news about Telemachus.
Elpenor is an Ithacan, and a member of Odysseus' crew.
Elpenor is mortal, as evidenced by his trip to the underworld.
Odysseus promises to fulfill Elpenor's last wishes and bury his ashes as a sailor with his oar marking his grave.
Elpenor asks Odysseus to cremate and bury his body, putting his oar above his grave.
he doesnt do anything except die because he was drunk and fell off the stairs. Then they encounter him in the land of the dead.
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.
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