The Humanities Index

You must crave sunlight soon. —Anticleia to Odysseus Perhaps the darkest moment in Odysseus’ journey home is his visit to the Underworld. Here the dead speak, whether the literal ghosts in the Homeric version of the afterlife, or the metaphorical shades from Odysseus’ past; the hero must meet and learn from their experiences if he [...]

Dante’s journey begins in Hell where he hears the stories and witnesses the suffering of many sinners, some of which he empathizes with, and most of which he pities.