▁was ▁her ▁pat ernal ▁grand father . ▁ ▁M yth ology ▁ ▁Ant icle a ▁in ▁the ▁Od ys sey ▁In ▁Book ▁XI ▁of ▁the ▁Od ys sey , ▁Od ys se us ▁makes ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁under world ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁proph et ▁T ires ias . ▁In ▁the ▁under world , ▁he ▁enc oun ters ▁many ▁spirits , ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁mother , ▁Ant icle a . ▁Initial ly , ▁he ▁re buff s ▁her ▁since ▁he ▁is ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁proph et ▁to ▁approach . ▁ ▁After ▁speaking ▁with ▁T ires ias , ▁however , ▁Od ys se us ▁allows ▁his ▁mother ▁to ▁come ▁near ▁and ▁lets ▁her ▁speak . ▁She ▁asks ▁him ▁why ▁he ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁under world ▁while ▁alive , ▁and ▁he ▁tells ▁her ▁about ▁his ▁various ▁troubles ▁and ▁failed ▁attempts ▁to ▁get ▁home . ▁Then ▁he ▁asks ▁her ▁how ▁she ▁died ▁and ▁inqu ires ▁about ▁his ▁family ▁at ▁home . ▁She ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁died ▁of ▁gr ief , ▁long ing ▁for ▁him ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁war . ▁Ant icle a ▁also ▁says ▁that ▁La ë r tes ▁( O d ys se us ' ▁father ) ▁" gr ieves ▁contin ually " ▁for ▁Od ys se us ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁h ov el ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁cl ad ▁in ▁ra gs ▁and ▁sleep ing ▁on ▁the ▁floor . ▁Ant icle a ▁further ▁describes ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁Od ys se us ' ▁wife