Odysseus goes to hades because he was told to go see the blind prophet tiresias who would tell him what would happen and what to do.
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This is one of history's mysteries. All the ancient writers say about this is that Antony received an erroneous message that Cleopatra was dead. Cleopatra herself either never sent the message or the message got misinterpreted. Something like, "Cleopatra is in her tomb", instead of "Cleopatra is hiding out in her tomb". Antony, hearing that she was in her tomb, would naturally assume that she were dead.
Odysseus traveled to the underworld so that he could talk to Thiresias who had been dead for several years. Thiresias was a great fore teller and could tell Odysseus how to get back to Ithaca.
Odysseus' mother Anticlea tells Odysseus of what is happening at his home, and how she died. She also tells Odysseus why she cannot embrace him; the state of dead people are all sinewy and wispy with little form.
Odysseus goes to hades because he was told to go see the blind prophet tiresias who would tell him what would happen and what to do.
Tiresias tells Odysseus he will go to Thrinacia, then to Ithaca, then to a land where no one has heard of the sea. Finally, Odysseus will return to Ithaca.
if it hasn't moved in a week it is probably dead
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Before leaving Circe's island, Odysseus must journey to the Land of the Dead to consult with the blind prophet Tiresias.
Because Tiresias tells him that he is the murderer, and he is not a thief, and doesn't believe that he had anything to do with it, although he finds out later that he did.
God told him to "go to the land that I (God) shall tell you," and Abraham journeyed to Canaan (Present-day Israel) and lived there (Genesis ch.12).
she tell him to go to the underworld where she can ask the spirit of Tiresias, a blind prophet who will tell him how to get home.
Because the truth will bring nothing but pain.
You kick and if it is dead you are ok but if it's live you have been screwed.
Tiresias tells Odysseus to make a journey inland, carrying an oar, until he finds a people who do not know what the sea is. He is to offer a sacrifice to Poseidon and then return home, where he will make peaceful sacrifices to the gods.
Tiresias is initially reluctant to tell Oedipus the truth about his fate because he knows that revealing the prophecy will bring great suffering and destruction to Oedipus and his family. He struggles with the moral dilemma of deciding whether to tell the truth and fulfill his duty as a prophet, or withhold the information to prevent harm. Ultimately, Tiresias chooses to disclose the prophecy, leading to the tragic consequences that unfold in the story.