How do the suitors arrive in the underworld, and who do they meet there?

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Jaelyn Maddox

4 May, 14:26

How do the suitors arrive in the underworld, and who do they meet there?

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Mathew Vasquez · Answer 1

Hermes takes the souls of the fallen suitors down to the underworld to join the rest of the dead. They meet the ghosts of Achilles, Ajax, and Agamemnon.

Cottonball · Answer 2

Answer: the suitors arrive to the underworld guided by Hermes

Explanation: In Book 24 of "The Odyssey" by Homer, the soul of the suitors arrive at the underworld, or Hades's kingdom guided by Hermes. There, they meet Agamemnon and Achilles, who are comparing their deaths. When Agamemnon asks the suitors why are there so many young men, one of the suitors Amphimedon says that it is Odysseus who killed them, and he blames Penelope for her indecision.