Why Does Odysseus End Up Making a Rapid Departure from the Underworld

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why does Odysseus end up making a rapid departure from the underworld?

• A) Cerberus finally finds him
• B) He sees a massive crowd of angry Trojan ghosts approaching him
• C) He can bear the grief of his dead comrades' stories no longer
• D) He fears that Persephonê might send some destructive Gorgon

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