Wolf- Odyssey Part 2

How does Odysseus survive the dangers posed by the sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis?

Odysseus survives the dangers posed by the Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis because of the advice that Circe gave him. She tells him to put wax in his ears and to tie himself to the mast of the ship to defeat the Sirens. She helps him avoid the threats of Scylla and Charybdis by advising Odysseus to steer closer to Scylla then to Charybdis because she said its better to mourn six men then your whole crew and the ship.

What does Tiresias predict will happen if Odysseus raids the herds of Helios?

That if they eat the cattle, all his men will die, and Odysseus will stay there then die alone.

Interpret Epic Simile- Reread the epic simile on page 1236, lines 193-198, which describes the men being caught by Scylla. Explain what two items are being compared. What does the comparison help to emphasize?

The two items being compared are the hooking of a fish by a fisherman and the capturing of Odysseus' trapped men by Scylla. The fish are powerless against the fisherman, as Odysseus' men are powerless against Scylla. The comparison emphasizes the size and strength of Scylla, the powerlessness of the men, and the men's hopelessness.

Charybdis

a dangerous whirlpool personified as a female sea monster

Circe

a goddess and enchantress who lives on the island of Aeaea

Scylla

a six-headed sea monster who devours sailors

Eurylochus

a trusted officer of Odysseus

Laestrygones

cannibal inhabitants of a distant land

Sirens

creatures, part women and part bird, whose songs lure sailors to their death

Tiresias

of Thebes, a blind prophet whose spirit Odysseus visits in the underworld

Elpenor

one of Odysseus' crew, killed in an accident

Aeolus

the guardian of the winds

Persephone

the wife of Hades, ruler of the underworld

What happens to Eurylochus' men after they drink Circe's wine?

they turn into pigs