Odyssey+11

Summary: (Brenda)
in this chapter Odysseus came to Hades.he made sacrifice to the dead souls. The first spirit came to Odysseus is his own comrade Elpenor, he begged Odysseus to make him burned and raise a mound for him. Second spirit was Odysseus's dead mother, he cried because she didn't die when he left but he didn't let her toward to the sacrifice either. Then Teiresias's soul came to him. After he drink the blood of the dead sheep, he started to talk with Odysseus and told him his journey to home won't be easy, he should be very careful. After that he talked with some other spirits about their stories. Odysseus saw Tantalus was thirsty but as soon as he tried to dink the water disappeared. And Sisyphus pushed a boulder again and again because when he almost did it, the boulder would roll down again. Because Odysseus afraid there will be more and more spirits come up, he hurried to his ship and sailed away with his men.

Major Themes (with page numbers and descriptions): (Maribel)
Loyalty (to the gods) pg. 140-141 Divine intervention pg. 141 Prophecy pg. 142-143 Family pg. 144 Homeric simile (?) pg. 146 Loyalty pg. 156 Homeric Hero (entire chapter!!)

Locations Traveled and Mentioned: (Kate)
The only place visited in chapter 11 was Hades, to get to hades Odysseus and his men sailed to " the farthest parts of the deep flowing River of Ocean where the Cimmerians live" and then from the River of Ocean the made their way into Hades (The under world).

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Study Guide Questions:
His own friend Elpenor.
 * Who is the first person Odysseus meets in Hades? (Molly) **


 * Who comes before Tiresias? (Molly) **

Anticleia, the daughter of Autolycus


 * What warning does Tiresias offer? (Molly) **

A god is going to make Odysseus' journey hard and he will not be able to escape the attention of Poseidon because he is still upset about what happened to Polyphemus. He will endure much suffering before he can reach Ithaca, and when him and his men reach the Isle Thrinacie they must not touch the cattle, and if they hurt them, Odysseus' ship and men will be destroyed, and other bad things will happen.
 * What must Odysseus do after getting rid of the suitors? (Molly) **

He must leave Ithaca with a well-cut oar,and journey to where people know nothing of the sea and never use salt. There he will meet a traveler who will call his oar a "winnowing-fan" and then Odysseus must stick the oar in the earth and offer a sacrifice to Poseidon. Then he has to go home and make ceremonial offerings to the gods.


 * How will Odysseus die? (Molly) **

He will die a gentle death far away from the sea, in old age, by prosperous people.

She died of a heartache (caused by missing Odysseus).
 * How did Odysseus' mother die?** ** (Eryn) **


 * What advice does Agamemnon give Odysseus? (Eryn) **
 * Agamemnon tells him never to trust his wife. **


 * What must Tantalus endure? Why? (Eryn) **
 * Tantalus must face constant thirst whilst surrounded by a dee-licious pool of water. Every time he tries to drink, the water would recede. **
 * He is punished for stealing food from the gods and giving it to mortals, as well as feeding the gods his son. **


 * How does Sisyphus suffer? Why? (Eryn) **
 * Sisyphys has to push a gigantic boulder up a hill for all eternity. Every time the rock would get to the top, it fell to the bottom again. **
 * He is punished for blinding and tricking Death. **