It will make them forget everything and crash their ship.
Odysseus survived the sirens by having his crew block their ears with beeswax so they couldn't hear the sirens' song. Odysseus himself wanted to hear the sirens' song, so he had his men tie him to the mast of the ship so he wouldn't be able to steer the ship towards danger. This allowed him to experience the sirens' enchanting song without succumbing to its deadly allure.
It was not hard to hear the sirens. He just listened, and could hear their sweet enchanting song. Sirens do not destroy men directly by their song; they sing and if the victim hears the song, they then try to get to the source by swimming and die of drowning or by wrecking their ship.In order to hear the sirens without being led to his doom, Odysseus was tied and bound to the main mast of the ship by his men. He warned his men of the Sirens and had them plug their ears with wax so they could not hear. When Odysseus heard the sirens, he begged his men to let him go, but they refused until he stopped struggling as this indicated the sirens could no longer be heard.
Filled their ears with candle wax so they wouldn't hear the Sirens' song.
Filled their ears with candle wax so they wouldn't hear the Sirens' song.
Filled their ears with candle wax so they wouldn't hear the Sirens' song.
Odysseus escaped the Sirens by following the advice of the sorceress Circe. He had his crew plug their ears with beeswax to block out the Sirens' enchanting song, while he himself, curious to hear their melody, was tied to the mast of the ship. This way, he could listen without being tempted to steer the ship towards the danger, and his crew, unable to hear the song, rowed safely past the Sirens.
Odysseus did not plug his ears from the Sirens because he wanted to hear their enchanting song. However, he had his men tie him to the mast of the ship so that he could listen without being tempted to steer the ship towards the dangerous rocks where the Sirens dwelled.
In Homer’s "The Odyssey," Odysseus gives his men beeswax to plug their ears so they cannot hear the enchanting song of the Sirens. This precaution prevents them from being lured to their doom by the Sirens' irresistible melodies. Meanwhile, Odysseus, curious to hear the song himself, has himself tied to the mast of the ship, instructing his men not to release him no matter how much he begs.
Wax. To stop up their ears so that they could not hear the song of the sirens.
Odysseus had his men plug their ears with beeswax, so they couldn't hear the sirens' enchanting song. Meanwhile, Odysseus wanted to hear the song while remaining safe, so he had his men tie him to the ship's mast to prevent himself from being lured by the sirens' voices. This way, he could experience the allure of the sirens without endangering himself or his crew.
He had his crew's ears filled with beeswax to make them deaf so they couldn't hear the sirens' song. He himself was securely tied to the mast. Odysseus was warned by an oracle to do such, since otherwise the singing of the three sirens would have lured all of them to certain death.
The sirens' song is a mythological concept from ancient Greek literature, most famously featured in Homer's "Odyssey." In the story, the sirens are enchanting creatures who lure sailors to their doom with their beautiful singing. While there is no specific singer of the sirens' song, they are often depicted as having a hauntingly beautiful voice that captivates those who hear it. Various adaptations in literature and media have interpreted this concept in different ways, but the original sirens remain unnamed.