The work depicts Odysseus’s daring descent into Hades in search of answers from the soothsayer Tiresias. This journey, a dangerous and unusual feat in Greek mythology, is a testament to the hero’s bravery.
The author uses the metaphor of an island descending into the depths to represent this feat. The giant eye, staring into the void, not only observes but also suggests a blindness that awaits Odysseus. This image reflects a profound fear of the unknown, of the immensity of the abyss.