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Odysseus in the Underworld! First edited by Mila Robb No man, alive that is, has stepped in the underworld to this point. Odysseus deceided to go to the underworld to continue his journey to Ithica. Ithica is his homeland. Odysseus and his men made many sacrifices (along the shores of the river Acheron) to Hades. The things that his men sacrificed were objects that allowed them to talk to the dead. But, only Odysseus traveled to the underworld. The reason he wanted to go to the underworld so bad is because he needed to speak to Tiresias so he could figure out how to get to Ithica. Odysseus also sacrifices a ram. He did this because the dead are attracted to blood. Once he found Tiresias, he corned him on a bay. He asked what to do and Tiresias told him how to get past Helio's cattle . Then Tiresias gave Odysseus direct instructions, Tiresias said to walk the island of Ithica with an oar until someone asked him what he was doing. Then, in that vary spot, Odysseus was to make a sacrifice to Posiedon. After his task was completed, he would have peace-of-mind, he would live many more years, and his death would be a peaceful one(Most say that this also means a death away from sea). But, only after his task was done.