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In 'The Odyssey', why does Odysseus go to underworld?

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I'm most inclined to lean towards Chad's answer, about a heroic journey rather than any actual purpose to being there. read more

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Odysseus asks Circe if he can go home to Penelope. She answers, in colorful language, that he will die before she lets him leave. He creatively interprets that answer to mean that if he visits the netherworld he has her permission to leave. read more

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