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Elpenor is an Ithacan, and a member of Odysseus' crew.
Odysseus and the rest of the crew were friends with Elpenor.
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.
Elpenor was encountered by Odysseus in the underworld.
Elpenor (who was drunk on Circe's island, slept on the roof, fell off, and died) requests that Odysseus returns to the island to bury him properly.
Odysseus promises Elpenor that he will give him a proper burial by burning his body and building a mound for him, as per Elpenor's request before he died.
In "The Odyssey," the spirit of Elpenor asks Odysseus to return to Aeaea and properly bury his body, which Odysseus agrees to do. Elpenor's request serves as a reminder of the importance of honoring the dead in Greek mythology.
Elpenor is an Ithacan, and a member of Odysseus' crew.
Odysseus and the rest of the crew were friends with Elpenor.
Elpenor has no news about Telemachus.
Elpenor asks Odysseus to cremate and bury his body, putting his oar above his grave.
Elpenor asks to be buried in the Odyssey because he dies when he falls off Circe's roof while drunk. He believes that if he is not buried, his soul will be unable to cross into the afterlife and he will be left wandering the earth as a restless spirit.
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.
He asks Odysseus to make him a burial mound.
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