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Elpenor

A young crewman of Ulysses who dies in a fall at Circe's palace and is buried later.

minor

First appearance: book x aeolus the lestrigonians and circ

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Circe's Island Circle
  • Mycenaean Royal Family
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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