"Royal son of Laertes, Odysseus, man of tactics,
reckless friend, what next?
What greater feat can that cunning head contrive?
What daring brought you down to the House of Death? –
where the senseless, burnt-out wraiths of mortals make their home."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 11, lines 536-540. The ghost of Achilles recognizes Odysseus in the underworld. Referring to Odysseus’ great cunning, he asks what daring deed brings him to the House of Death.