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Nekyia
In Greek poetry, Nekyia (meaning "the journey into the night") refers to the 11th chapter of the Odyssey, which describes the descent of Odysseus to the underworld. Odysseus descends to the world of the dead in order to consult the soul of the priest and prophet Teiresias about the means to return home.
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