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Who is Elpenor?
Commander in chief of the Greeks during the Trojan War. He tells Odysseus he was murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra.
Who is Agamemnon?
Who is the first person Odysseus meets in the Underworld?
Who is Elpenor?
How did Anticlea die?
She died of grief from missing her son (Odysseus)
"You have to suffer, but you can get home, if you control your urges and your men."
Who is talking in this quote?
Who is Tiresias?
An Achaean who killed himself after a lost contest with Odysseus over the arms of Achilles. He refuses to speak with Odysseus.
Who is Ajax the Greater?
A Theban Prophet who reveals Poseidon is punishing the Achaeans for blinding his son Polyphemus. He tells Odysseus his fate (he will return home, reclaim Penelope and his home, then make another trip to a distant land to appease Poseidon) and warns him not to touch the flocs of the Sun when he reaches the land of Thrinacia; or else he will not return home without suffering hardship or losing all of his crew.
Who is Tiresias?
What advice does Teiresias offer Odysseus concerning his future stay on Thrinacea?
Odysseus must not slaughter the livestock of Helius.
What does the spirit of Elpenor ask Odysseus to do?
He begs Odysseus to return to Circe's island and give his body a proper burial.
"But you, Achilles, there's not a man in the world more blest than you."
Who is speaking in this quote?
Who is Odysseus?
A Greek hero who fought against the Trojans. He asks Odysseus about his son Neoptolemus in the Underworld.
Who is Achilles?
A demigod that his 3rd wife pulled out the vile of Centaur blood and spread it on his shirt that ended up being an acid. he put the shirt on and his skin melted and the shirt melded to his body, inabling him to take it off. he built a pyre to die. Odysseus had a conversation with him in the Underworld.
Who is Hercules?
Why didn't Anticlea initially recognize Odysseus?
Anticlea had not partaken yet of his blood offering.
Why doesn't Ajax the Lesser approach Odysseus?
Telamonius is still bitter at Odysseus for winning the armor of Achilles.
"You will die peacefully at old age, surrounded by prosperous people."
Who tells Odysseus his fate?
Who is Tiresias?
Odysseus's mother whom he has a conversation with regarding updates on the affairs of Ithaca and how she died of grief waiting for his return home.
Who is Anticleia?
(a mortal women) who slept in Zeus's arms and conceived two children with the god.
Who is Antiope?
Why did the souls of the deceased queens appear to Odysseus?
Persephone, queen of the dead, sent them to Odysseus.
Who is the last great hero that Odysseus sees before leaving the land of the dead?
Who is Hercules?
"Make a secret approach, women, I tell you, are no longer to be trusted"
What is the context of this quote?
Agamemnon is explain to Odysseus women are no longer meant to be trusted. He thinks this way since his wife is the one who killed him.
Child of Salmoneus (a mortal women) who fell in love with River Enipeus. Poseidon took form at the edge of the river where he lay with her. The two ended up sleeping together, where she brought two sons to term.
Who is Tyro?
*3 people who were punished
One was eaten by vultures
One continuously tried to drink water but could not gain a breath-- when he would try to drink the water, it would dry up
One was trying to push a heavy rock while breaking a sweat but continuously failed
Who is Tityus, Tantalus, and Sisyphus?
What does Odysseus do which allows the dead to recognize and speak to him?
He must make a sacrifice and fill a pit in the ground with a blood offering.
Where does Odysseus travel to in this book?
What is River of Ocean in the land of the Cimmerians.
"Both of us wept profusely, deeply grieving over the bitter words we spoke."
Who is the 'we' referencing in this quote?
Who is Odysseus and Agamemnon?