What is a characteristic of Scylla in Book 12?
Scylla was a supernatural female creature, with 12 feet and six heads on long snaky necks, each head having a triple row of sharklike teeth, while her loins were girdled by the heads of baying dogs. From her lair in a cave she devoured whatever ventured within reach, including six of Odysseus’s companions.
What happens to Odysseus men Chapter 12?
As soon as land is out of sight, Zeus sends a monstrous storm that destroys the vessel and kills all the men, sparing only Odysseus. Quickly making a raft of the mast and keel, Odysseus survives the vortex of Charybdis and struggles ashore ten days later at Ogygia, the island of Calypso.
What happens in Book 12 of the Odyssey?
What happens in book 12 of The Odyssey? In book 12 of The Odyssey, Odysseus and the other men bury Elpenor and resume travel. Heeding Circe’s warning, Odysseus takes precautions against the Sirens, including lashing himself to the mast. Avoiding Charybdis, they risk passing Scylla, who takes six men.
Who are the Sirens in the Odyssey Book 12?
The Odyssey Book 12: The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis. “….Charybdis lurks below / to swallow down the dark sea tide. Three times / from dawn to dusk she spews it up / and sucks it down again three times, a whirling / maelstrom, if you come upon her then / the god who makes the earth tremble could not save you” (Homer 61).
What kind of Monster is twoard Scylla and Charybdis?
One twoard Scylla, aseas monster that devours sailors. The other twoard Charybdis, a giant whirl-pool like monster. Odysseus is advised to sail twoard Scylla, because it is better to lose some of his crew than to lose all of them and the ship, too.
Why did Odysseus choose Scylla over Charybdis?
Circe advises him to choose Scylla’s violence over the whirlpool of Charybdis, but Odysseus wants the glory of repeating the Argo’s amazing achievement and fight them off: a plan that risks the lives of the crewmen and shows disrespect to the gods.