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In book 11 of the Odyssey, Odysseus sails to the underworld and converses with the shades. One of these is Achilles, who when greeted as "blessed in life, blessed in death", responds that he would rather be a slave to the worst of masters than be king of all the dead.
Odysseus consults the soul of the prophet Tiresias in his katabasis during Book 11 of The Odyssey. A katabasis or catabasis (Ancient Greek: κατάβασις, romanized: katábasis, lit. 'descent'; from κατὰ (katà) 'down' and βαίνω (baínō) 'go') is a journey to the underworld.
Like the Iliad, the Odyssey is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus , king of Ithaca , and his journey home after the Trojan War . After the war, which lasted ten years, his journey from Troy to Ithaca, via Africa and southern Europe, lasted for ten additional years during which time he encountered many perils and all of ...
In Book XI of the Odyssey, Odysseus makes a trip to the underworld to seek the advice of the dead prophet Tiresias. In the underworld, he encounters many spirits, among them is that of his mother, Anticlea. [9] Initially, he rebuffs her since he is waiting for the prophet to approach.
It was one of the three main divisions of the underworld along with Elysium, where righteous souls were rewarded, and Tartarus, where vicious souls were punished. [2] In his Odyssey, Homer locates the Fields of Asphodel close to the Land of dreams. He further refers to them as the dwelling place of the spirits of men who have abandoned their ...
The ghost of Patroclus comes to Achilles in a dream, urging him to carry out the burial rites so that his spirit can move on to the Underworld. Patroclus asks Achilles to arrange for their bones to be entombed together in a single urn; Achilles agrees, and Patroclus's body is cremated. The Achaeans hold a day of funeral games, and Achilles ...
Killed by Telemachus. Later recounts his death to Agamemnon and Achilles while in the underworld and blames Penelope for it. [6] Amphinomus. Shows courtesy towards the disguised Odysseus, who warns him against staying; [7] the warning goes unheeded, though, and he is killed along with the other suitors, though by Telemachus and not Odysseus.
In Book 16 Phoenix leads a company of Myrmidons into battle. [36] In Book 17, Athena takes Phoenix's form, as she urges on Menelaus in the heat of battle. [37] In Book 19, Phoenix is among those comforting Achilles in his tent after the death of Patroclus. [38] In Book 23, Phoenix is an umpire in Patroclus's funeral games. [39]