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The two female monsters Odysseus is trying to avoid would be Scylla and Charybdis. Charybdis literally sucks in the sea and regurgitates it while Scylla lives on a cliff and snatches objects down below her.

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What was Odysseus trying to avoid?

Someone finding his treasure.


Who is Odysseus' son?

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How did Odysseus try to avoid going to war?

By pretending he was insane.


How do Odysseus and his men avoid the danger of the Sirens?

The sailors ears were plugged so that they could not hear and Odysseus was lashed to the mast.


What does Teiresias tell Odysseus?

Teiresias tells Odysseus to avoid the herds of Helios cattle on Thrinakia. Teiresisas saw that if Odysseus and men ate the cattle it would bring about their destruction.


How did they make Odysseus stop trying to get out of war?

Odysseus attempted to avoid the Trojan War by feigning madness, plowing his fields with salt instead of seeds. However, Palamedes exposed his ruse by placing his infant son, Telemachus, in front of the plow, forcing Odysseus to reveal his sanity to save the child. This clever tactic ensured that Odysseus was compelled to join the war, as he could not harm his son. Thus, he was ultimately drawn into the conflict against his will.


What dangers does Odysseus warn his men to avoid?

Not to eat the lotus plants


How did Odysseus cunningly manage to avoid the danger?

he letft the ship and never turned back


In Greek mythology who kept undoing her weaving to avoid getting married?

Penelope, wife of Odysseus. She had a lot of suitors, who said Odysseus was dead and that she should marry one of them.


Who were the magi trying to avoid?

Herod


What word or phrase means while trying to avoid or change the outcome of a prophecy someone plays the part they were trying to avoid?

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What did Circe and Teiresias both warn Odysseus to do?

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