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Why doesn't Odysseus speak with his mother when he first sees her in the underworld?
Odysseus does not speak to his mother initially in the underworld because of the belief that the dead must drink the blood of sacrificed animals to gain the ability to speak with the living. He first needs to ensure that he has called and spoken with the spirits of the other dead before he can speak with his mother.
Why is Odysseus surprised to see his mother?
Odysseus sees her in the underworld. He was unaware that his mother had died.
What does the prophet in the underworld tell Odysseus?
To stay away from Helio's cattle He needs to do some things in order to speak to his mother.
Who did Odysseus want to speak to in the underworld?
Odysseus wanted to speak with Agamemnon, a blind "fortune teller" in the underworld (Hades), to find a way to break Poseidon's curse.
In the underworld what does the prophet teiresias tell Odysseus?
To stay away from Helio's cattle He needs to do some things in order to speak to his mother.
Where does Odysseus encounter his mother in the Odyssey?
Odysseus meets his dead mother Anticlea in the land of Hades, the underworld.
What does Odysseus learn has happened to his mother?
She has died while he was at war. Odysseus sees his mother Anticlea in the underworld.
Who does Odysseus see in the underworld that makes him grieve?
his mother
Did Odysseus meet his mother in the underworld?
Yes. Odysseus is surprised to see her, as she was alive when he left.
What two people did Odysseus speak to the underworld?
In the underworld, Odysseus spoke to the spirits of Tiresias, the blind prophet, and his mother, Anticlea. Tiresias provided Odysseus with crucial guidance for his journey home, including warnings about the challenges he would face. In contrast, his conversation with Anticlea revealed his mother's feelings and updates about his family in Ithaca, deepening his sense of longing and responsibility.
What does odysseus's mother tell him?
Odysseus' meets his mother, Antikleia, in the underworld and gives her blood from a sacrifice so that she can speak. She tells him that his son Telemachos is growing up but is helpless against the suitors but Penelope is still loyal to him. His mother also informs him that she herself had died of loneliness.
Odysseus mother tells him what?
Odysseus' meets his mother, Antikleia, in the underworld and gives her blood from a sacrifice so that she can speak. She tells him that his son Telemachos is growing up but is helpless against the suitors but Penelope is still loyal to him. His mother also informs him that she herself had died of loneliness.
