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Odyssey Chapter 12 Sirens Scylla and Charybdis Island of the sun god Helios

Odyssey Chapter 12 Sirens Scylla and Charybdis Island of the sun god Helios. Adventure - Sirens. ( Mermaid like creatures whose singing leads men to their deaths) Odysseus stops up the men’s ears with beeswax so they cannot hear.

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Odyssey Chapter 12 Sirens Scylla and Charybdis Island of the sun god Helios

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  1. Odyssey Chapter 12SirensScylla and CharybdisIsland of the sun god Helios

  2. Adventure - Sirens (Mermaid like creatures whose singing leads men to their deaths) • Odysseus stops up the men’s ears with beeswax so they cannot hear. • Odysseus is tied to the mast and listens to pass Sirens; he tries to get free • the men tie him tighter

  3. Scylla and Charybdis • Must go through strait in ocean with Scylla (monster-like, big teeth and all) • Charybdis – whirlpool – on the other side • Conflict – What is the lesser of the two evils? Lose a few men, or all? • Odysseus chooses to do as he was told and sail towards the Scylla • Scylla eats how many men? (pg. 118)

  4. Adventure – the island of the sun god Helios • Odysseus has been told by Tiresias and by Circe not to go to the island Thrinacia • Men outvote Odysseus- led by Eurylochus • Odysseus makes men swear they will not eat sun god’s cattle or flock • Trapped on the island by a fierce storm, run out of stores of food • Starving – Euylochus talks men into slaughtering cattle while Odysseus is off praying for relief • Helios is angered and threatens to stop shining • Odysseus and his men leave the island • Zeus appeases Helios by sending a thunderbolt sinking Odysseus’ ship • All men are lost except Odysseus • Odysseus survives and finds himself captive on Calypso’s island (Ogygia) for seven years

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