Book XI: Odysseus and his men travel from Circe’s island to the house of Hades. Odysseus makes the drink and animal offerings that Circe had ordered him to. He prays to the dead, promising to make more sacrifices when he returns to Ithaca.
The ghosts of the dead then begin to appear around the blood of the sacrificed animals, but, just as Circe advised him, Odysseus draws his sword and keeps all of them away until Teiresias drinks of it. Odysseus is first asked by the ghost of Elpenor, a boy who had died falling off the roof of Circe’s house, to bury his body.
Teiresias eventually appears and drinks of the blood. He knows that Odysseus is wondering if he will ever see home again. He tells Odysseus that he might, if he does not harm the sheep …show more content…
Alcinous and the Phaeacians give their guest even more gifts. The following day, Odysseus is escorted across the sea by the Phaeacians. They bring a sleeping Odysseus ashore in the cove of the mermaid Phorcys in Ithaca. Odysseus wakes up, but he does not believe that he has returned home. Athene visits him in the form of a shepherd before transforming into a woman. She shows Odysseus that he is indeed home. She informs Odysseus about the situation at his home with the suitors, telling him that he must take revenge on them. Odysseus asks for courage, bravery, and Athene’s guidance in the situation. Athene in return says that she will be with Odysseus, and she turns him into a beggar in order to disguise him. Athene then leaves to find Telemachus, who is preparing to leave Sparta and return home.
Book XIV: Odysseus, obeying Athene’s command, leaves and finds Eumaeus the swineherd. Eumaeus, though unaware that it is Odysseus, welcomes him in and tells him the stories of the disappearance of his master, the suitors, and …show more content…
Odysseus then begins to tell Eumaeus a false story of how he came to Ithaca from his home in Crete through a series of tragedies, and he speaks of how he participated in the Trojan War and knew Odysseus. Though Eumaeus still does not believe his claims of knowing Odysseus and of his master’s return, he allows Odysseus to eat with him and the other swineherds. Odysseus stays with them for the night.
Book XV: Athene visits Telemachus in Sparta and tells him that he must return home. She reveals the suitors’ plan to kill him, and along with many instructions about what to do when he returns home, warns him that he must avoid the islands where the suitors are waiting. Telemachus tells Menelaus and Helen of his plans, and they give him many presents before he leaves. While Menelaus and Helen are saying goodbye to Telemachus, they see an eagle. Helen, knowing it to be a sign from the gods, interprets it and says that Odysseus will return
The ghosts of the dead then begin to appear around the blood of the sacrificed animals, but, just as Circe advised him, Odysseus draws his sword and keeps all of them away until Teiresias drinks of it. Odysseus is first asked by the ghost of Elpenor, a boy who had died falling off the roof of Circe’s house, to bury his body.
Teiresias eventually appears and drinks of the blood. He knows that Odysseus is wondering if he will ever see home again. He tells Odysseus that he might, if he does not harm the sheep …show more content…
Alcinous and the Phaeacians give their guest even more gifts. The following day, Odysseus is escorted across the sea by the Phaeacians. They bring a sleeping Odysseus ashore in the cove of the mermaid Phorcys in Ithaca. Odysseus wakes up, but he does not believe that he has returned home. Athene visits him in the form of a shepherd before transforming into a woman. She shows Odysseus that he is indeed home. She informs Odysseus about the situation at his home with the suitors, telling him that he must take revenge on them. Odysseus asks for courage, bravery, and Athene’s guidance in the situation. Athene in return says that she will be with Odysseus, and she turns him into a beggar in order to disguise him. Athene then leaves to find Telemachus, who is preparing to leave Sparta and return home.
Book XIV: Odysseus, obeying Athene’s command, leaves and finds Eumaeus the swineherd. Eumaeus, though unaware that it is Odysseus, welcomes him in and tells him the stories of the disappearance of his master, the suitors, and …show more content…
Odysseus then begins to tell Eumaeus a false story of how he came to Ithaca from his home in Crete through a series of tragedies, and he speaks of how he participated in the Trojan War and knew Odysseus. Though Eumaeus still does not believe his claims of knowing Odysseus and of his master’s return, he allows Odysseus to eat with him and the other swineherds. Odysseus stays with them for the night.
Book XV: Athene visits Telemachus in Sparta and tells him that he must return home. She reveals the suitors’ plan to kill him, and along with many instructions about what to do when he returns home, warns him that he must avoid the islands where the suitors are waiting. Telemachus tells Menelaus and Helen of his plans, and they give him many presents before he leaves. While Menelaus and Helen are saying goodbye to Telemachus, they see an eagle. Helen, knowing it to be a sign from the gods, interprets it and says that Odysseus will return