Odysseus' Mother- "Land of the Dead"

A journey is not completed without a goal. My son Odysseus set out on this journey to find the homeland Ithaca. Odysseus misses the terraces, vineyards, scent, mountainous regions, sandy beaches, and he missed me. He realized how much time had gone by without my embrace. In the underworld, Odysseus has seen my reflection, making him realize his reason for the journey was to come to his homeland, where unfortunately I will not be at by the time he gets back. The underworld is on the other side of the "River of Forgetfulness", it's safe to say Odysseus was forgetful of me, his mother. The time flew and he didn't realize which will make his journey a lot more rough knowing I will not be on the other side of it to praise him.