The deaths of Misenus and Elpenor, who notably fell from Circe's roof after drinking too much, are sometimes explained as having been necessary for this action to take place.
The deaths of Misenus and Elpenor, who notably fell from Circe's roof after drinking too much, are sometimes explained as having been necessary for this action to take place. Theseus and Pirithous did this in an attempt to abduct Demeter's daughter, and Heracles did this a number of times, including the rescue of Alcestis, who had died for her husband Admetus. Both Aeneas and Odysseus see groups of women upon undertaking this action, including interaction with the shade of Dido. FTP name this action undertaken by Aeneas to speak with his deceased father and by Odysseus to speak to the dead prophet Tiresias.
The deaths of Misenus and Elpenor, who notably fell from Circe's roof after drinking too much, are sometimes explained as having been necessary for this action to take place.
traveling to the {underworld} [Accept equivalents like the inclusion of the word “Greek” or “Tartarus” or something expressing “going to the underworld and coming back” or {katabasis} or {nekyia}]