Although I was sad to see my mother’s dead ghost, I didn’t speak with her because I needed to talk to a different ghost.
Which excerpt from The Odyssey - Teiresais is this paraphrasing?
Now came the soul of Antikleia, dead, my mother, daughter of Autolykos, dead now, though living still when I took ship for holy Troy.
Seeing this ghost I grieved, but held her off, through pang on pang of tears, till I should know the presence of Teiresias.
Soon from the dark that prince of Thebes came forward bearing a golden staff; and he addressed me
Great captain, a fair wind and the honey lights of home are all you seek.
But anguish lies ahead
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The paraphrase you provided corresponds closely to the following excerpt from The Odyssey:
"Seeing this ghost I grieved, but held her off, through pang on pang of tears, till I should know the presence of Teiresias."
In this passage, the narrator expresses sadness at seeing his mother’s ghost but prioritizes his need to speak with the ghost of Teiresias, which aligns with your paraphrase's focus on the narrator's emotional conflict and choice.
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