Table of Contents
- 1 Who is the first person Odysseus talks to what happens to him what does he ask Odysseus to do?
- 2 Who is the first human to help Odysseus when he gets home?
- 3 What does the first spirit to visit Odysseus in Hades ask him to do?
- 4 Who did Odysseus talk to in the underworld?
- 5 What is the first image we see of Odysseus in The Odyssey?
Who is the first person Odysseus talks to what happens to him what does he ask Odysseus to do?
Odysseus travels to the Land of the Dead to speak with the prophet Tiresias. When he gets there, he makes a blood sacrifice so that the spirits of the dead will emerge from the depths of Hades. One of the first spirits he speaks to is Elpenor, who begs him not to leave him unburied and unmourned.
Who is the first human to help Odysseus when he gets home?
As he did successfully in The Iliad, Odysseus poses as a beggar to gather information. Odysseus’ first human contact is with his swineherd,Eumaeus, the epitome of loyalty and hospitality.
Who comes to help Odysseus and what do they tell him to do?
Circe helps Odysseus by telling him how to get home and what will happen at each island. She tells him he will come to the island of sirens (p. 272) where he will be lured in, then he will go to the cave of Scylla, and then he will go to Thrinacia where there will be a lot of sheep but he must not slaughter them.
Who does Odysseus approach first?
As soon as he reaches the mansion, he should go “quickly, across the hall until [he] reach[es] [her] mother.” Nausicaa encourages Odysseus to approach her mother, Arete, and “grasp [her] mother’s knees” instead of greeting her father, the king, first.
What does the first spirit to visit Odysseus in Hades ask him to do?
What does the first spirit to visit Odysseus in Hades ask him to do? Go back to Aeaea and observe his funeral rites. According to Teiresias’ shade, what will help Odysseus and his crew make it home safely? They need to leave the cattle of the sun unharmed when they land on his island.
Who did Odysseus talk to in the underworld?
Tiresias
When his men finally persuade him to continue the voyage homeward, Odysseus asks Circe for the way back to Ithaca. She replies he must sail to Hades, the realm of the dead, to speak with the spirit of Tiresias, a blind prophet who will tell him how to get home.
Who is the first suitor Odysseus kills?
Antinous
Antinous. Antinous, son of Eupheithes, is the first of the suitors to speak in the epic and the first to die upon Odysseus’ return.
How does the order in which Odysseus reveals himself?
Meanwhile, Odysseus follows Eumaeus and Philoetius outside. He assures himself of their loyalty and then reveals his identity to them by means of the scar on his foot. He promises to treat them as Telemachus’s brothers if they fight by his side against the suitors.
What is the first image we see of Odysseus in The Odyssey?
1. The first image we have of Odysseus in Book 5 is him weeping for home as he is held captive on the island of Ogygia.