Book 11

Hello there, Odysseus here once again, my men and I were finally set loose from Kirkes hold on us and on our way to the underworld. When we finally arrived, we needed to sacrifice our finest black lamb down a well and some other goodies and treats for the gods, but this unlocked the shades of the dead. Their shades are the same thing as thier souls. First we spoke to Elpenor, one of our long lost beloved ship mate and he asked us to give him a rightful funeral when we arrived home. Next was Teiresias who made a prediction that I would be the only survivor or our voyage. It was not surprising since I am the strongest and manliest of our group, it seems fitting that I am the one going on. But she also prophisized that when I returned home there would be men trying to court to my wife and living in my home that I would slaughter like the men at Troy. After Teiresais was my mother telling me how she really passed on, her longing for me was too much to handle for her. At this point in my story Alkinoos interrupted me and told me that if they had to, they would stay up to hear the rest of my intriguing story. There were many more shades with whom i spoke to but finally Achilles found me. He complained about how sucky death was, which I could not imagine it would be cool. The shades helped me alot even though shadows usually cover up things, these ones enlightened me on life predictions about my own life I would not have without the shades.