Oct 12, 2008

The Odyssey | Book 11 Summary and Analysis

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Teiresias: prophet of Thebes who retained his prescience after death

Anticleia: Odysseus’ mother

Agamemnon: commander of the Greek forces at Troy

Achilles: greatest hero of the Trojan War

Ajax Telamonius: burly hero of the Trojan War

Summary
Odysseus departed from Aeaea and sailed to the ends of the earth in search of Hades’ realm. Passing through the realm of the Cimmerians, which the sun never illuminates

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