Book XI: How Odysseus visited the kingdom of the dead
11/15/2011
Odysseus follows Circe’s instructions. In Hades, he first sees a dead shipmate, Elpenor, then his mother, Anticleai, then Tiresias. Tiresias tells him what will happen to him next, including a warning about the cattle of Helios and how to reconcile with Poseidon. Next he talks with his mother and she answers many questions for him. At this point, Odysseus tries to conclude his storytelling, but Alcinous begs him to continue. He finishes by saying he met the souls of many who passed away, then he left Hades.
- What does Odyssesu do to call the souls fo the dead to him?
- Who is Tiresias? Why does Odysseus want to talk to him? What is his prediction?
- What should Odysseus do to the suitors at his house?
- Who is Odysseus’ mother? How did she die? Why can’t Odysseus hug her?
Marko said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:48 pm
1. Odesseus has to sacrifice and bleed a sheep into a pit in order to talk to souls.
2. Hes the blind prophet. He wanted to talk to him because Odesseus wanted to know if he comes home or not. Hes prediction is that Odesseus will get home.
3. He was going to kill the with his siliver sword or his wits.
4. His mother is Anticleai. She died of sadness cause she tought Odesseus will never come. He cant hug her because shes a soul.
elesey said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:49 pm
1) Odysseus sacrifices a sheep because the souls in Hades need blood if they are to interact with living people.
2) Tiresias is a blind prophet and Odysseus asked him to read his future. Tiresias told him that he would encounter a lot of hardship and pain, but would still get home.
3) Odysseus should kill all his wifes’ suitors, either with his guile or his sword.
4) His mother is Anticleai and she died out of sadness because Odysseus didnt return home for so long. He cant hug his mother because shes a spirit.
Yakov Kuzmin said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:49 pm
1. Odoysseus kills a lamb and puts it into the pit to call the souls of the dead.
2. Tiresias is a blind prophet. Odysseus wants to know if he will get home. Odysseus has to avoid helioses flocks and make amends with Poseidon and he will get home.
3. Odysseus should defeat them all and kill those who need to be killed.
4. Anticleia is Odysseus’s mother. She died because of her sons long departure.He cant hug her because she is a spirit.
faliley said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:49 pm
1. He sacrefices the sheep, cuts their throat.
2. Tiresias is a prophecy teller. Odysseus talks with him because he wants to no what happens to him in the futer, his prodiction is once he comes back home he will have a good long life.
3. Odysseus is going to kill all the suitors in his house.
4. His mother is anticleai, she dies from greif and sadness the her son didnt come home, Odysseus cant hug her because she is a spirt.
Marko said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:51 pm
hey faliley, Odesseus mom name should be capital.
Arseny said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:51 pm
1. Odysseus sacrificed the ram blood into the pit thats how he called the souls to him so they could talk to him.
2. Tireesias is a blind prophet, he wanted to talk to him because he wanted to know if he could get home alive, the prediction was that he will have a lot of trouble getting home and he had to ensure a happy death when his time comes.
3. Odysseus should kill all of the suitors with his sword when he gets home to his wife and son.
4. Odysseus mother is Anticleai, she died of sadness or sorrow, because her son didn’t come home after the war. Odysseus can’t hug her because she is a spirit and you can’t hug spirits
Firce said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:52 pm
1.He bleeding a sacrificed lamb into a pit and poured milk,honey pure water sweet wine.
2.Tiresias is the profit.
3.He should kill all the suiters in his halls.
4.Anticleai is odysseus mom.she died from sorrow.He cant hug her because she is a spirit.
Vara(: said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:52 pm
1) To call the dead tp himself Odysseus had to bleed a sacrificed sheep into a pit, and promise to sacrifice a black ram when he gets home to Ithica, then the souls of the dead had to drink that sheep’s blood to talk.
2) Tiresias is the blind prophet, that tells Odysseus his future and if he gets back home to Ithica or not. Tiresias’s prediction was that he is gonna get home, but only after many sad things that will happen. Odysseus is going to lose his whole crew, and come home to a lot of suitors in his house.
3) When Odysseus gets home to all those suitors he is going to kill them all with his sword.
4) Odysseus’s mother is Anticleia, she died because she was so sad that Odysseus had left and never came back. Odysseus can’t hug his mother because she isn’t flesh and bone, she is only a soul. She left her body on Earth, when she died.
katya said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:52 pm
1. Odysseus had to dig a pit, pour milk, honey, water and then sacrifise a sheep and pour blood into the pit. 2. Tiresias is a blind prophet who had accompanied them to Troy. Odysseus wanted to talk to Tiresias because he wanted to know if he is going to get home or not. Tiresias said that he will come home and grow old with his wife and son.
3. What Odysseus has to do is kill all the suitors that are at home eating all his food and drinking all his wine. 4. Odysseus mother is Anticleai and she died from sorrow because Odysseus wasn`t going to come home. He couldn`t hug her because she is a spirit in the under world.
danno said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:52 pm
1. Odysseus digs a hole in the ground then he poured milk and honey first then Odysseus poured sweet wine and then pure water, over this he scattered white barley meal then cut the sheep’s throats and poured the blood into the hole.
2. Tiresias is the blind prophet that Odysseus has to talk to too find out what happens in Odysseus journey and if he gets home. Tiresias prediction is that he does make it home but not on his ship and he will lose all of his companions in the process.
3. Odysseus should kill the suitors either with his wits or with his sword.
4. Odysseus mother is Anticleia. She died because she was sad that Odysseus was never going to come home. The reason Odysseus couldn’t hug his mother is because she is a spirit.
julian said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:53 pm
1. Odysseus sacrificed a lamb into a pit.
2. Tiresias was the blind profit and Odysseus wanted to know what is going to happen on his journey, if he will get home or not.
3. Slice and dice them all.
4. She was a phantom who did of sadness and sorrow the reason they couldn’t hug is because she was a spirit not flesh and bones.
MAXO said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:53 pm
1. Odysseus did what he was told, he bled a sacrificed sheep into a pit.
2. Tiresias is the one who can tell future. Odysseus wants to know if he is going to get to Ithaca and if his wife didnt marry another achean or not.
3. Odysseus should get rid of suitors, if not kill them.
4. Anticleai, she died because Odysseus did not come home after the war. He cant hug her because its just a spirit.
mia :) said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:53 pm
1)He implored with vows and prayers the tribes of those dead souls, he seized the sheep and slit their throats above the pit.
2)Tirisias is the blind prophet. He wants to talk to him because he wants to know his future if he is going to return home or not. He is going to return home.
3)Odysseus should kill all of the suitors that have been wanting his wife.
4)Odysseus mother is Anticleai, she died of sadness because Odysseus didn’t return home for so long. He can’t hug her because she’s a spirit.
Vara(: said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:53 pm
Arseny- Odysseus sacrificed a sheep, not a ram.
katya said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:54 pm
Oh yea, I forgot that he had to sacrifise a black ram at home. Good one Varvara.
kosta r said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:54 pm
1. he dug a ditch one cubit on each side, around that pit forall the dead, he pouredlibations: offering milk and honey firstthen sweet wine then pure water and sheep blood.
2. He is a blind man that knows the future. Odysseus wants to know if he will make it home to his family alive. The blinds man prediction is that he will make it home alive.
3.Odysseus should kill them all. Murder.
4. Odysseus mother is Anticleai. Anticleai died from sorrow which is sadness. Odysseus cant hug her because she is a soul.
Varsanofy said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:55 pm
1)When they die they endure a fleshness existence, they can’t even talk unless animated with blood.
2)Odysseus needed to talk to tiresias because he needed to know if he will get home because he knows the future, Tiresias told him what he must do to ensure a happy death when his time comes.
3)Odysseus has to kill all the suiters at his house.
4)Antecleia is Odysseus’ mother and she died because of odysseus didn’t return home for a long time and he can’t hug her because she is a spirit.
kosta r said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:55 pm
Not only a lamb in the pitts julian.
Yakov Kuzmin said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:56 pm
Firce. its prophet not profit
Alex said,
November 15, 2011 @ 10:56 pm
1) Odysseus bleeding a sacrificed lamb into a pit.
2) Tarsiers is a blind prophet .Odysseus asked Tarsi’s if he is going to make it home back to Ithaca .He predicts that he will make it back and he will have a good life.
3) Odysseus is going to get home and kill all the suitors in his house. 4) His mother is Anticleai and she died out of sadness because Odysseus didn’t return home for so long. He won’t be able to hug his mother because she is a spirit.
mike said,
November 15, 2011 @ 11:03 pm
1. Bleeding a sacrificed sheep into a cubed pit and the spirits came.
2. Tiresias is a blind prophet who tells the future to Odysseus. Odysseus wanted to talk to Tiresias because Odesseus wanted to know if he comes home or not. the prediction is that Odesseus will get home to his wife.
3. He should kill all the suitors and win his wife.
4. Odysseus’s mother is Anticleai. She died of sadness cause she tought Odesseus will never come back home. He can’t hug her because shes a spirit and she is dead like a shadow.
fetina said,
November 15, 2011 @ 11:03 pm
1) Odyssues had to sacrifice the sheep and puts them in the pit and calls out the souls of the dead,
2) Tiresias is a blind prophet and he wanted to know if he would get home, and to tell him his future.
3) Odyssues has to kill all of the suitors.
4) His mother is Antecleai . She dies of sadness because Odysseus never came home. And he can’t hug her because she’s a soul.