Book 12 Scylla and Charybdis

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Cards (15)

  • What does Odysseus do after leaving the Underworld?
    He gives Elpenor a proper burial
  • Who does Circe tell Odysseus that he will encounter next?
    The Sirens
  • Who is Scylla?

    A six-headed sea monster
  • Who is Charybdis?

    A sea monster who creates a whirlpool that can suck in entire ships
  • Why does Circe advise Odysseus to sail past Scylla instead of Charybdis?
    She states that it would be better to lose six men rather than the entire crew
  • What does Circe tell Odysseus about the Sun-god's cattle?

    Not to eat them
  • What does Odysseus lie to his men about in Book 12?
    He tells them Circe instructed him to hear the Sirens, which wasn't true
  • What does Odysseus tell his men about the Sun-god's island?
    That they were supposed to stay clear of it. This implies that he didn't trust his men not to eat the cattle
  • What does Odysseus make his crew promise him?
    That they won't eat any cattle and will eat the food provided by Circe instead
  • Who convinces the rest of Odysseus's men to eat the Sun-god's cattle?
    Eurylochus
  • How many days was Odysseus sailing before he reached Calypso's island?
    Nine days
  • What happened to Odysseus's men?
    They were killed in a storm as punishment for eating the Sun-god's cattle