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So that the seer can tell our plucky hero how he will fare on his voyage by home
So he could give information on how to get back to his island of Ithaca alive.
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Where did Odysseus have to go to get the answers?
Odysseus went to the underworld to seek Teiresias, the blind Theban prophet. He also met his decesased mother, Achilles, Agamemnon, Tantalus, and Scooby Doo.
Who were the first three people Odysseus met in Hades?
Elpenor; comrade of Odysseus. Teiresias; who Odysseus sought in Hades. Antikleia; the mother of Odysseus.
Why does Odysseus enter hades?
To speak to Teiresias, as Circe advised.
Who told Odysseus his future in land of the dead?
The blind Theban prophet Teiresias
Who did Odysseus meet after he talked to Teiresias in the land of the dead?
Immediately after, Odysseus talked to his dead mother, Anticlea.After leaving the land of the dead, Odysseus goes back and talks to Circe.
Whom does Odysseus seek in the underworld?
the blind prophet, teiresias
What does Odysseus want from Teiresias?
Odysseus would like the blind prophet Teiresias to tell him how to get home safely.
Where did Odysseus have to go to get the answers?
Odysseus went to the underworld to seek Teiresias, the blind Theban prophet. He also met his decesased mother, Achilles, Agamemnon, Tantalus, and Scooby Doo.
What does Teiresias tell Odysseus?
Teiresias tells Odysseus to avoid the herds of Helios cattle on Thrinakia. Teiresisas saw that if Odysseus and men ate the cattle it would bring about their destruction.
Who does Odysseus visit in the Land of the Dead?
Teiresias
What sacrifice does Odysseus offer to bring Teiresias up from the dead?
Odysseus slits the throat of a large black sheep and lets Teiresias drink of its blood.
Why does Teiresias refuses to tell what he knows?
Teiresias does no such thing. He tells Odysseus all he needs to know.
What does Teiresias say Odysseus will do to Penelope's suitors?
Teiresias says Odysseus will take his revenge on these suitors and eventually kill them all either by through force or fraud.
Who provides Odysseus with his prophecy in the land of the dead?
Teiresias
What does Teiresias warn Odysseus not to do?
Eat The Halios' Cattle
What question does Odysseus want the prophet teiresias to answer?
Odysseus speaks with the Theban prophet Tiresias, who tells Odysseus how to get home.
Who were the first three people Odysseus met in Hades?
Elpenor; comrade of Odysseus. Teiresias; who Odysseus sought in Hades. Antikleia; the mother of Odysseus.
