The Odyssey · Book 11

The Land of the Dead

At the edge of the world, Odysseus summons the dead for guidance. Tiresias warns him about the cattle of the Sun, and encounters with his mother and fallen heroes send him back to his ship in fear.

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We rowed our ship to a land where the sun never shines.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 11, lines 12-22 (scene reference)

I dug a pit and poured the sheep's blood into it.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 11, lines 23-36 (scene reference)

Pale ghosts came crowding up out of the dark below us.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 11, lines 36-43 (scene reference)

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