Book 11 - A Gathering of Shades

Question 1

Passages

Answer 1

You’ll find the grazing heard a of Helios. By whom all things are seen, all speech is known. Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent, and hard seafaring brings you all to Itaka. But if you raid the beeves, I see destruction for ship and crew.

Land your ship, in secret on your island; give no warning. The day of faithful wives is gone forever.

Question 2

Settings

Answer 2

Land of the Dead

Question 3

Major Characters in Passages and Book

Answer 3

Tiresias

Tiresias, Odysseus, Agamemnom, Odysseus’s mother(?)

Question 4

Summary

Answer 4

Odysseus heads to the Land of the Dead at nightfall along with his men. When they reach, Odysseus remembers everything and follows Kirke’s prophecy to question Tiresias who in turn will tell him everything. He then meets several people such as his companions in the Trojan War, his mother, and Agamemnom. Tiresias told Odysseus not to kill the cattle of Helios or his men and the ship would be destroyed.