The Odyssey

The Odyssey

What kind of sacrifice does Odysseus offer to the dead? book 11

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Odysseus' blood sacrifice was that of sheep.

But when with vows and prayers I had made supplication to the tribes of the dead, I took the sheep and cut their throats over the pit, and the dark blood ran forth.

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