Hello there. Time to continue Odysseus' story. I'll skip some details for this chapter. The basic are: Odysseus and his crew arrive near Hades. They perform the sacrifices as instructed by Circe. A bunch of dead people gather around, but Odysseus holds them off until he can speak with Tiresias the prophet.
Good news! Odysseus will make it home, but he might have to endure a whole lot of suffering to get there. We already know that's happened. And the prophet warns Odysseus to avoid harming the animals he will find in Thrinakia. They belong to Helios. If they harm the animals only Odysseus will make it home. I wonder what will happen. I'm on the edge of my seat.
Now that Tiresias has spoken Odysseus will let others spirits near him. Among them are his mother, Agamemnon, Achilles, and Aias. Apparently Aias is their because he killed himself after losing a fight with Odysseus over Achilles armor. A bit of an over-reaction.
He probably had the longest conversation with Agamemnon. Agamemnon recounts his death at the treachery of his wife and her lover. This was the interesting part also. Agamemnon claims a stigma over all women for his wife's treachery.
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