Katabasis in Myth and Film

In the underworld Odysseus encounters Agamemnon and after he drinks the blood offering he tells Odysseus the story of his death. While away in Troy his wife Klytaimestra cheats on him with his cousin Aegisthos. In secret his “sluttish” wife and her lover plot to kill Agamemnon when he returns. Following out their plan, Aegisthos invites Odysseus to his house to feast and murders him there with Klytaimenestras help. His death is later avenged by his son Arestes. After his story Agamemnon advises Odysseus to return home in secret traveling in the dark and to not divulge the entire story of his accounts. He also warns Odysseus to not trust his wife Penelope saying “do not be to easy even with your wife” and “there is no trusting in women”.