Odysseus then sails to the River of Ocean in the land of the Cimmerians. He does as Circe has told him, and pours libations and conducts sacrifices to attract the souls of the dead. Elpenor appears and pleads with Odysseus to return to the island of Circe to bury him properly. Then Tiresias appears, telling Odysseus that Posiedon is wreaking vengeance on the men for blinding Polyphemus. He also tells Odysseus that he will eventually return home where he will save his wife and home from the destruction of the suitors. He will then leave again to appease Poseidon. However, he gives Odysseus a warning to not touch the flocks of the Sun when he arrives on Thrinacia. If he does, then he will suffer much more and lose his crew before he.....
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