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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.
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 did Odysseus go to the underworld?
Odysseus went to the Underworld to get advice for his journey home.
What member of Odysseus' crew was encountered in the underworld?
Elpenor was encountered by Odysseus in the underworld.
Did Odysseus go to the underworld?
Odysseus went to the Underworld to get advice for his journey home.
Why does Odysseus leave Hades Hastily?
In the Odyssey, he did not go into the Underworld but merely summoned ghosts of the dead to speak to him.
Who gave Odysseus directions to reach the Underworld?
Circe told Odysseus how to reach the Underworld.
Who is the blind prophet Odysseus meets in the Underworld?
The blind prophet that Odysseus meets in the Underworld is Tiresias.
What are the similarities and differences between Persephone's abduction and Odysseus' descent into the underworld?
Differences being: Odysseus is a male mortal = Persephone a goddess Queen of the Underworld Odysseus made his decent to the Underworld by choice to get information/advice. Persephone was abducted by Hades, King of the Underworld and made his wife Persephone will never die Odysseus will die Similarities: They both can speak to the ghosts of the dead
Why does Odysseus leave the underworld?
Odysseus is still alive.
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.
Does Odysseus speak with his mother in the underworld?
Odysseus ventures into the underworld on the orders of Circe. She tells him to find the ghost of Tiresias, a seer, and ask him how to return to Ithaca.
