Odyssey+11

In this chapter Odysseus visits the under world. Odysseus preforms sacrifices to the gods and the first spirit that arrives is one of Odysseus's comrades named Elpenor. Elpenor tells Odysseus how he died. The next p erson that Odysseus sees is his mother Anticleia. Odysseus cries because she was still alive when he left. Odysseus then talks Teiresias, and he tells Odysseus about his journey home. Teiresias tells Odysseus that it will not be an easy journey and that he will run into obstacles on the way. Odysseus talks to many more spirits form the underworld. Next, Odysseus saw Tantalus who was standing in a pool of water and whenever he tried to drink it disappeared. Also when ever he tried to eat a piece of fruit off of this one tree the wind would blow the fruit away. Finally Odysseus saw Sisyphus who was trying to push a boulder up a mountain, but it kept rolling back down the mountain. The tribes of the dead then surrounded Odysseus and he became afraid and ran back to the ship.

Major Themes (with page numbers and descriptions): (Maddy)
-Divine Intervention pg. 140- Circe blew a wind so that Odysseus' ship could sail off. - Loyalty pg. 142- Odysseus says he will properly bury Elpenor, because he left his dead at Circe's house - Role in Women- pg. 146- When Odysseus goes to the halls of Hades and sees a lot of dead women who had sons and daughters to gods.

Cimmerian
Ithaca Hades Troy Isle of **Aeaea** **Circe's isle** **isle of Thrinacie** **Hall of Hades** **Achaea** **Ilium** **Olympus** **Mount Ossa** **Sparta** **Orchomenus** **Plyos**

Study Guide Questions:
Elpenor was the first person Odysseus meets.
 * Who is the first person Odysseus meets in Hades? (Marissa) **

His mother Anticleia came up before Tiresias.
 * Who comes before Tiresias? (Marissa) **

Tiresias says that Odysseus will get home however the journey will be hard. Poseidon is angry with Odysseus so he will make him suffer. If Odysseus keeps his mind on getting home he will get there but if he touches or hurts on of the cattle then all of his men and ship will be destroyed.
 * What warning does Tiresias offer? (Marissa) **

He has to kill the Suitors in his place by strategy, or in a straight fight with a sword or the Suitors will steal his wife.
 * What must Odysseus do after getting rid of the suitors? (Marissa) **

He will die a peaceful, gentle death of old age.
 * How will Odysseus die? (Marissa) **

She was so heart broken about missing Odysseus that she died.
 * How did Odysseus' mother die?** ** (Allie) **

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 * What advice does Agamemnon give Odysseus? (Allie) **
 * Agamemnon suggests that because of how long Odysseus has been gone he shouldn't trust his wife anymore.**
 * What must Tantalus endure? Why?**


 * Tantalus is being taunted by a pool of water that he can not drink and every time he would try the water would disappear even more. This is because he stole fruit and gave it to the mortals, and he also sacrificed his son. (Allie) **

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 * How does Sisyphus suffer? Why? (Allie) **
 * HE suffers because he has to push a huge rock up hill for the rest of his life but when he finally reaches the top the rock will then fall to the bottom again and he will have to start all over. **