Three Trials at Sea: the Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis

Questions

1. Why does Odysseus ask his men to tie him to the mast?
2. Why does Odysseus ask his crew to plug their ears with wax?
3. Why should the men fear Scylla?
4. What does Circe advise Odysseus to do to Helios's cattle and sheep?
5. How many of the men are seized by Scylla?
6. Why does Eurylochos want to land on Helios's island -- despite the warnings of Teiresias and Circe?
7. Why don't they leave the island the next day?
8. What happens to their food?
9. What is the worst death a person can suffer, according to Eurylochos?
10. Where is Odysseus when his men decide to hold the forbidden barbecue?
11. What happens to the meat as it is roasting on the spit?
12. What happens to Odysseus's crew when they sail away from Helios's island?
13. Which two characters does Odysseus meet up with a second time?
14. How many of his men come with him to Calypso's island?

    

    

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