well because if the wax in their ears (that was suppose to not make them hear) hadn't worked as planned, and if the sailors jumped overboard, then he would tie down 3 of his best men to save from doing so like the rest.
Odysseus tied down his men because he had a very, very small penis and was ashamed of it.
He puts himself before his men that's loyal-tie
Odysseus had the men stuff their ears with wax so they could not hear. He ordered the men to tie him up to the mast, and not release him until he stopped struggling. In this way, Odysseus acted as a signal showing the men when they were a safe distance past the sirens.
Odysseus lost no men on the island of the lotus eaters. He was able to retrieve the 3 men that had succumbed to the lotus' temptation.
His plan was to tie his men and himself to the bottom of Polyphemus's sheep so that in the morning when Polyphemus let the sheep out, the men would be let out as well
Odysseus tied down his men because he had a very, very small penis and was ashamed of it.
He puts himself before his men that's loyal-tie
Odysseus had to tie 3 of his men to the ship to keep them from returning to the island of the lotus eaters. He also sacrifices 6 of his men by allowing Scylla to capture them in return for passage past her, thus ensuring they will never return to Ithaca.
Odysseus had the men stuff their ears with wax so they could not hear. He ordered the men to tie him up to the mast, and not release him until he stopped struggling. In this way, Odysseus acted as a signal showing the men when they were a safe distance past the sirens.
Tie himself down, she says he doesn't have to, but if he wants to hear them he should have his men tie him down.
Odysseus has no part in this. Odysseus sends 3 men to explore the island, and these 3 men are offered Lotus by the inhabitants.
Odysseus' have no desire for home any longer and just want to stay on the island. Odysseus has to tie them up and drag them out of the island.
He carried each men back to the ship and told his crew to tie them down and to not eat the Lotus.
Odysseus was a clever man. He wanted to pass by the Sirens with the boat, but he also wanted to hear the melody of the Sirens. So he came up with this idea : He told his men to put wax into their ears, so they couldn't hear the Sirens singing, but he asked them to tie him with a rope to the mast, so that he could listen and enjoy the melody, but not be afraid to be enchanted and leave the boat. So, while Odysseus was driven crazy, tied to the mast, his men sailed the boat safely far away past the Sirens.
Odysseus has his men plug their ears with beeswax so they cannot hear the Sirens' enchanting voices. Odysseus himself, wanting to hear the song but also not succumb to its lure, has his men tie him to the ship's mast so he cannot be swayed.
The sirens are dangerous because their singing can enchant men to jump ship and then swim to their island. When Odysseus sails by he puts bees wax in the ears of his men, but for him, he wants to prove his bravery so he has his men tie him to the mast and if he yells they should tie him up harder.
Odysseus lost no men on the island of the lotus eaters. He was able to retrieve the 3 men that had succumbed to the lotus' temptation.