
Liv Reads Ancient Spooky: The Underworld in Homer & Virgil
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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Offerings and Prophecy in the Underworld
Odysseus makes offerings to the dead in the underworld, promising sacrifices and specifically offering to the ghost of Tyreseus. Various ghosts, including Elpenor and Odysseus' mother, appear to him. The ghost of Tyreseus drinks blood and provides a prophecy about Odysseus' return home.
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