I knelt in her bed and wept. I’d no desire
to go on living and see the rising light of day.
But once I’d had my fill of tears and writhing there,
at last I found the words to venture.
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 10, lines 547-550. When Circe tells Odysseus that he must leave and travel to the House of Death, he breaks down and weeps. It’s not clear if tearing himself away from the allure of Circe and her protection and comfort is what makes him cry, or the fear of going to the underworld. Possibly both.