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How did Circe treat Odysseus and his men at first?
Circe turns Odysseus' men into swine.
How did circe help and hinder Odysseus?
Circe hinders Odysseus by first turning his men into animals and delaying Odysseus' progress. Once Odysseus manages to resist her spell (with Hermes' help), Odysseus then take her to bed for her to turn his men back into humans. For a year after, Odysseus feasts and stays with Circe, which further delays his return to Ithaca. When Odysseus and his men feel it is time to leave, Circe helps Odysseus by advising him to visit the prophet Teiresias in the Underworld. There he learns of the dangers ahead of Scylla, Charybdis, the Sirens, and Helios' cattle.
What was the problem with the first route that circe gave Odysseus?
The first route Circe gives to Odysseus would send him through the Wandering Rocks. This route has only been navigated successfully one time. The rocks effectively destroy any ship that attempts to sail through them.
What kept Odysseus from reaching home?
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What does Odysseus use to protect himself from the magical powers of circe?
Hermes the Messenger God tells Odysseus to eat a plant called Moly. At first Odysseus doesn't want to because Moly is poisonous but he trust Hermes and eats the plant.
What is Circe doing when Odysseus first sees her?
Circe was opening the door of her estate for Odysseus.
How did Circe treat Odysseus and his men at first?
Circe turns Odysseus' men into swine.
What is circe doing when odysseus' men first see her?
Circe is singing while working at her loom, when Odysseus' men first see her.
What does Hermes tell Odysseus will happen to him if he gives in to Circe's seduction?
If Odysseus goes to bed with Circe when she first asks, she will 'unman' him, that is, she will cut off his penis. Hermes tells Odysseus to first make Circe swear that she will do him no harm before he sleeps with her.
How did circe help and hinder Odysseus?
Circe hinders Odysseus by first turning his men into animals and delaying Odysseus' progress. Once Odysseus manages to resist her spell (with Hermes' help), Odysseus then take her to bed for her to turn his men back into humans. For a year after, Odysseus feasts and stays with Circe, which further delays his return to Ithaca. When Odysseus and his men feel it is time to leave, Circe helps Odysseus by advising him to visit the prophet Teiresias in the Underworld. There he learns of the dangers ahead of Scylla, Charybdis, the Sirens, and Helios' cattle.
Who is the inventor of ear plugs?
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.
What was the problem with the first route that circe gave Odysseus?
The first route Circe gives to Odysseus would send him through the Wandering Rocks. This route has only been navigated successfully one time. The rocks effectively destroy any ship that attempts to sail through them.
How does Odysseus first feel as he lands on Ithaca?
He feels danger.
Why didn't Odysseus eat the food Circe served him after swearing an oath?
He wanted his men turned back from pigs first
What kept Odysseus from reaching home?
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Who or where does circe tell odysseus he must visit and speak with the blind prophet teiresias?
The journey to the underworld of Hades to speak to the dead Theban prophet Teiresias is a command given to Odysseus by the enchantress Circe. Circe, who was initally hostile to Odysseus and his men (she changed them into pigs on their first meeting) has become a good host. She has been Odysseus' lover, and hosted him and his crew on her island for a year. But the crew and Odysseus now desire to go home. When Odysseus tells her that it is time to leave, she replies: "Zeus-sprung son of Laertes, Odysseus of many devices, do not stay any longer against your will in my palace. Yet you first must accomplish a different journey and go down into the palace of Hades and Persephone, honored and dreaded, seeking prophetic advice of the Theban Teiresias' spirit, that the blind prophet in whom is a mind still fresh in its vigor"
Why were Odysseus' men not afraid of Circe?
The wild animals around Circe's house were all tamed and docile. When the men first saw her, she was singing beautifully while weaving a web of fine, beautiful and radiant color. Circe came when the men called her, and she offered them food and drink.
