The answer is "A sprig of Mistletoe".
Mistletoe refers to a plant which have leathery leaves and has berries under them. It is also a parasitic plant and you will not found this on the Christmas table but it will be found on the Christmas tree. Mistletoe sprigs are utilized for embellishing Christmas trees. It is an old agnostic practice which started in England and was polished by the early Christians. The custom included kissing under the mistletoe and culling or plucking a berry for each kiss until the point that every one of the berries were culled or plucked.
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A) To ask Circe for advice about his journey
He wanted to know about some things (thresh holes, the enemies, etc.)
