Download Chapter SevenнаThe Land of the Dead

Characters
Odysseus
Odysseus's Crew
Chapter Seven­ The Land of the Dead
Anticlea ­ Odysseus's mother
King Alcinous and Agamemnon ­ murdered Queen Arete
by his wife
Achilles ­ Greek hero; fought at Troy
Ajax ­ Greek hero; enemy of Odysseus
Elpenor ­ crewman who Tiresias ­ blind prophet
died at Circe's place
Sisyphus ­ giant among the dead
Other "shades"
First­person perspective;
Odysseus tells his story
to King Alcinous; flashback
Settings:
• Hades
• Phaeacia
As you read:
• Who does Odysseus meet in Hades?
• Why is Odysses's mother in Hades?
• What advice does Tiresias give Odysseus?
• What advice does Agamenmon give Odysseus?
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­ how Elepenor died
Elpenor
Odysseus's crewman who died at ­Elpenor wants Odysseus to give
Circe's palace.
Tiresias
Anticlea
him a proper burial
blind prophet
Odysseus's mother
Agamemnon
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