The Odyssey | Book 24 Summary and Analysis
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Laertes: Odysseus’ father
Dolius: an aged servant of Laertes
Eupeithes: the vengeful father of Antinoös
Summary
Hermes leads the souls of the dead suitors down to Hades’ realm. There, Agamemnon and Achilles have been discussing their deaths. Agamemnon envies Achilles, whose body was fought over by his companions, and whose funeral rites were grand and accompanied by great games as befits a dead hero. Agamemnon, on the contrary, died ignobly at the hands of his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus. As the suitors approach the gates of the...
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