I met a lot of interesting people today. It is kind of sad because they all asked me, Odysseus, of the whereabouts of their families. I'll tell it from the top though. My men and I arrived at the land of Death to make a sacrifice to Teiresais. After we sacrificed the ewe and lamb I guarded them until Teiresais arrived. While I was waiting I saw my mother and talked with her after Teiresais came. Teirasais came and told me of my future too (it sounded bleak). Eventually I met a lot of my companions and friends from the past who had died. Eventually it got a little boring because their were so many of them. But I met Agamemnon, Akhilleus, and Aias. At the end though Persephone brought some dark hell and I left swiftly with my crew to escape. Wish me luck (I'm going to need it)!
I think that what happened in the land of the dead showed great courage and determination on the part of Odysseus. To go into such a dark place shows just how much he wants to go home, although sometime that determination falters. In general, some people just give up when they think that the going is going to be too rough.
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