Circe tells the men to beware the Sirens, who bewitch all men who come near with song. She then describes two paths that Odysseus can take to continue his journey home. One path has the Wandering Rocks, which no ship has gone through (Argos.) The other pa

Calypso hears from Hermes the guide that Zeus is planning to strike Odysseus’ ship with lightning and shatter it to bits on the sea and she tells Odysseus this. This means that the gods even though they are immortal act like humans and go behind each othe

He forgets Circe's warning not to arm himself no matter what happened. (lines 235-237)

Circe tells Odysseus to row past the Sirens and stuffing his crews’ ears with wax so that they cannot hear the Sirens’ luring sounds. She tells him to have his crew tie him to the mast and when he pleads for them to release him to have the crew tie him ti

The most awful experience is when Scylla seized 6 of Odysseus’ men and they were crying out in agony. He describes them as fish who are writhing and squirming out of the water having been caught by a fisherman’s hook. He says there was nothing more pitiab

They do not stay for one night as pllaned because the South Wind blows for a full month and no other wind but the East or South. As long as they didn’t catch the cattle- life was worth living. (355-340)

Circe warns to stay near Scylla’s rock when Charybidis sucks down the black water for no one will be able to save him, not even Poseidon- the earthshaker. She claims it is better to mourn six than the whole crew at once. (lines105-114)

When Odysseus returns to his island, he makes a funeral for Elpenor. This shows that he is trustworthy and will follow through with his promises. (lines 9- 15)

The entire tale of Odysseus’ journey is the literary device of flashback. It is told from the first person view of Odysseus

Circe warned Odysseus not to kill or harm in any way Helios’ cattle. If he does, he will lose all of his crew and ship. Even if he manages to escape, he will come home late and feeling awful having lost all his companions. (lines 140-149)

Eurylochus disagrees with Odysseus on whether or not to stop at the island for a little bit. He claims that they should give in to the night and make supper on the island. He says they will stay by the ship and sail again in the morning. He says that the

After all these obstacles that Odysseus has faced he ends up at sea for nine days only to be rescued by Calypso. She however holds him prisoner for seven years therefore delaying the journey even more.

Scylla: barks and yelps like a young puppy, BUT is a monster.- one that is so evil not even a god would want to see it. She has 12 gangly legs, xix very long necks each perched on a bloodcurdling head with three rows of close- set teeth full of black deat

~Circe gives Odysseus warnings of the dangers ahead.
~Zeus strikes Odysseus’ ship as revenge for his crew harming Helios’ cattle.
~Calypso warns of Zeus’ plan of punishment, which she had heard from Hermes.