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Circe warn Odysseus about several things. Most well known is the Sirens. She says no man has ever heard the song of the Sirens and lived. She also tells him of the moving rocks that no ship can get through. She also warns of a sea monster and a deadly whirlpool.
The Sirens
The earliest mention of ear plugs is found in the Odyssey by Homer. In it the Sirens sing a song so irresistible that none can hear it and escape. Circe warns Odysseus of the danger and tells him how to avoid it by plugging up his mens' ears with beeswax and have himself tied to the mast as he wishes to hear it. This was around 1200 BCE. So Circe invent ear plugs and Odysseus was the first to make them.
In Homer's "The Odyssey," the sorceress Circe advises Odysseus on how to safely navigate past the Sirens. She tells him to plug the ears of his crew with beeswax and directs him to have himself tied to the ship's mast so he can hear the Sirens' song without succumbing to their enchantment.
He told his men about the sirens, sharing what Circe had told him. gave them beeswax to plug their ears from their song.So that he could hear their enchanting, tempting song, Odysseus instructed his men to tie him to the mast, and only lash him tighter no matter what he says until they are past the sirens.
Odysseus returns to Aeaea, where he buries Elpenor and spends one last night with Circe. She describes the obstacles that he will face on his voyage home and tells him how to negotiate them. As he sets sail, Odysseus passes Circe's counsel on to his men. They approach the island of the lovely Sirens, and Odysseus, as instructed by Circe, plugs his men's ears with beeswax and has them bind him to the mast of the ship. He alone hears their song flowing forth from the island, promising to reveal the future. The Sirens' song is so seductive that Odysseus begs to be released from his fetters, but his faithful men only bind him tighter. source; SPARK NOTES! great summaries!
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Yes, Odysseus and his crew were tempted by the Sirens' enchanting song as they passed by. In order to resist their allure, Odysseus had his men plug their ears with beeswax and had himself tied to the ship's mast to avoid succumbing to the Sirens' song.
Sirens were nymphs who lured sailors to their death with a bewitching song.
Odysseus is the only one who can hear the sirens because he had his men tie him to the mast of the ship and plug their ears with wax so that he could listen to the sirens' song without being drawn to his death. This was part of his clever strategy to navigate safely past the dangerous temptations of the sirens.
Sirens were nymphs who lured sailors to their death with a bewitching song.
Their song.