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Greek underworld

The Odyssey Book 11

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Ancient Greek religion
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Odysseus
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1. Initial: The initial situation is when Odysseus gets to the world of the dead, and sacrifices the animals and then feeds their blood to various souls. (Page 133-134: "Perimed?s and Eurylochos held fast the victims, while I drew my sword and dug the pit, a cubit's length along and across. I poured out the drink-offering for All Souls, first with honey and milk, then with the fine wine, and the third time with water, and I sprinkled white barely-meal over it... When I had made prayer and supplication to the company of the dead, I cut he victim's throats over the pit, and the red blood poured out.Then the souls of the dead who had passed away came up in a crowd...")
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