The Odyssey

In book 24, where does hermes escort the suitor' ghosts? What 2 characters are the first to have a conversation with Hades.

In book 24, where does hermes escort the suitor' ghosts? What 2 characters are the first to have a conversation with Hades.

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Hermes leads the suitors - who squeal like bats - into Hades, where they encounter the ghosts of Achilles and Agamemnon. The suitor Amphimedon explains their fate to Agamemnon, who invidiously compares his deceitful, murderous wife Klytaimnestra to the faithful steadfastness of Penelope.

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