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Odysseus tied down his men because he had a very, very small penis and was ashamed of it.

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Why did Odysseus tie down the three men in the ship?

They don't want to leave and are trying to escape, so he ties them down so he can bring them home to Ithaca


What does circe saty Odysseus should do when he reaches 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.


How does Odysseus keep his men from eating the lotus flower?

He carried each men back to the ship and told his crew to tie them down and to not eat the Lotus.


How is Odysseus loyal?

He puts himself before his men that's loyal-tie


Why did Odysseus tie his 3 men?

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 and his cunningness against the sirens?

He wanted to hear the sirens so he told his men to tie him to his ship's mast and to put beeswax in their ears. So, Odysseus heard the sirens but could not be drawn to them as he was tied down.


How does Odysseus protect the men from the sirens?

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.


What happens after Odysseus men eat the lotus plant?

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.


Why does Odysseus tie his three men in the lotus eaters?

After the Island of the Cicones, Odysseus landed on the Island of the Lotus Eaters. The Lotus is a plant that forces the eater to lose all grip on reality. Once it is eaten, the person knows nothing nor cares for anything other than eating the lotus plant. Odysseus sent in two men to scout out the area. When they did not come back, Odysseus sent in to find them. He found the two men hopelessly addicted to eating the lotus plant. Odysseus tied the two men up and forced them into the ship against their will and sails away.


How does Odysseus and his men avoid being enchanted by the songs of the Seirenes?

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.


How does Odysseus' men protect him from the song of the sirens?

Cicre warned Odysseus not to listen to the songs of the sirens, but he was detirmined to! So he had his crew tie him to the mast of his ship as he rowed past. He ordered them to all fill their ears with wax to block out the song. He also told then that once he was tied to the mast they were not allowed to let him down, no matter how hard he protested. When they sailed past Odysseus heard the song and desperatley wanted to go to the island, but his men, as ordered, did not let him down, only when they were past the island did they let him down.


How does Odysseus see to it that his men cannot hear the voices of 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.