Book 11 The land of the dead

He meets Teiresias, his mother and old comrades, and Ajax turns away in silence.

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  1. Which seer does he go to the dead to consult?

    Answer Teiresias

    He asks Teiresias of Thebes about his way home.

    SourceBook 11, lines 30-34Easy

  2. Whom does he meet among the dead as his mother?

    Answer Anticleia

    The shade of his mother Anticleia comes to him.

    SourceBook 11, lines 85-89Medium

  3. Which shade turns away without a word?

    Answer Ajax

    Ajax, still angry over the arms, goes off in silence.

    SourceBook 11, lines 540-544Deep

  4. Where are the cattle Teiresias warns him not to touch?

    Answer Thrinacia

    He warns him off the cattle on the isle of Thrinacia.

    SourceBook 11, lines 105-109Medium

  5. What does Achilles say he would prefer to ruling the dead?

    Answer Serving as a hireling on earth

    He says he would rather be a hireling on earth.

    SourceBook 11, lines 485-489Deep

The text behind the questions

Questions cover facts stated in Homer's Odyssey, worded by us. No translation is reproduced here. Book and line refer to the Greek line numbering, located in a public-domain English translation.