The Odyssey, Book 11: riassunto
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In Book 11, Ulysses tells how he reaches the dead, consults Teiresias about returning home, and hears from his mother and fallen comrades. The encounters reveal his family's suffering, establish conditions for a safe return, and show that heroic fame offers little comfort against death.
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- Ulysses reaches Oceanus, sacrifices sheep, and guards their blood so that Teiresias can speak first.
- Elpenor requests burial, and Teiresias warns Ulysses against harming the sun's livestock and describes troubles and duties connected with homecoming.
- Anticlea explains her death and the family's grief; Ulysses cannot embrace her, and he questions the ghosts of famous women.
- The Phaeacians promise more gifts, and Alcinous asks Ulysses to continue his account of the dead.
- Agamemnon describes his murder, Achilles asks about his family, and Ajax refuses to answer Ulysses.
- Ulysses sees judges, hunters, punished souls, and Hercules' phantom before fear drives him back to his ship.
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Achilles directly rejects Ulysses' claim that his status among the dead makes him fortunate. His answer places ordinary life above heroic prestige after death.
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What does Teiresias warn Ulysses and his companions not to harm?
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