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Nekyia: Odysseus in the Underworld from "The Odyssey". Odysseus performs a ritual to summon the dead. He speaks with Elpenor, Tiresias, and his mother Anticlea.

early in the story

Nekyia: Odysseus in the Underworld

Odysseus performs a ritual to summon the dead. He speaks with Elpenor, Tiresias, and his mother Anticlea. Tiresias warns him about the Cattle of the Sun and foretells his return and a peaceful death. Odysseus also sees the ghosts of heroes and heroines.