Reading Notes: Homer's Odyssey Part B

 Odysseus Reached the realm of hades and fulfilled each required sacrifice as told by Ceres upon his departure. Several ghost appeared to Odysseus as thousands of souls rushed out of the Erebus, the first was Elpenor, who died falling from the roof of Ceres great hall, whos only wish was to be remembered. Then appeared Odysseus's mother, after he appeared the ghost of Teiresias whom he sought prophesy from. Teiresias tells of the hard journey that is ahead, many of his men will perish. If greed overcomes him and his men, his perils will intensify and he will arrive home to no relief, his house in shambles.

After hearing of the prophesy Odysseus converses with the ghost of his mother. She tells that his lands are as he left them, his wife still wed to him and longing for his return with love in her heart. She tells him that his father has fallen into despair, living a life equal to serfdom, and that she has died from sorrow and longing for the return of her son. He was visited by many famous women, the ghost of Agamemnon who said he was murdered by a plot by his wife and Aegisthus, Achilles, and Ajax.

On his journey home, Odysseus passed the island of Sirens. Naturally, he wanted to hear their songs so his men tied him to the mast as to not be tempted. He then tells of a great storm while he was up against a cliff and his men being thrust out of the boat. 

Sirens singing their song as Odysseus sails past
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"Homer's Odyssey" retold by Tony Kline Source