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Odysseus' Journey

Traveling to the island of Circe
After landing on the beach of an unknown island, Odysseus and his men his men split up into two groups and search for civilization. Odysseus and the other lead one group by Eurylochus, Odysseus’ most trusted friend. The latter of the two groups ventures upon the palace of Circe, where she turned all of the men into pigs, except for Eurylochus, who makes it back to camp and tells Odysseus of Circe. On his way to the palace, Hermes confronts Odysseus and tells him “Here, this is a good medicine, take it, and go into Circe’s house; it will give you power against the day of trouble. And I will tell you all the malevolent guiles of Circe.” ...

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of the blinded Cyclops.

The evils of Thrinakia

On his way from the Isle of Calypso, Odysseus and crew encounter the Sirens, hideous creatures with beautiful voices who will eat you if get to close. Odysseus puts wax in his crewmember’s ears so they can not hear the alluring songs, and then he ties himself to the mast of the ship so he will know when they have passed the Sirens. “ …And they sang in sweet utterance, and the heart within me desired to listen, and I signaled my companions to set me free, nodding with my brows, but they leaned on and rowed hard, past the Sirens,”(192-196) Odysseus speaking of the Sirens to the court of Phaiakians.

Scylla/Charybdis

After encountering the Sirens, the castaways were still in danger because of the two hideous monsters that still lay ahead of them. Scylla, a many-headed monster, ate people as they sailed by and Charybdis, an animal that sucked in seawater, creating a massive whirlpool. Odysseus tells of his horrifying experience ...

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Added: 3/13/2006 05:02:14 PM
Category: English
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