Elpenor

One of the Ithakans unfortunate enough to be traveling with Odysseus, and even more unfortunate to have wandered up to Circe’s roof and fallen to his death before the men departed. Odysseus converses with him in the underworld, where Elpenor asks for a proper burial; this character reminds us of the importance of such matters (like proper burials, even if it means your crew has to sail back to the island of a sorceress to do so).