Scylla grabs 6 of Odysseus' best men and devours them. Helpless to do anything, the men row quickly to escape both Scylla and Charybdis.
Circe advise Odysseus to sacrifice 6 men by sailing quickly past Scylla and avoiding Charybdis altogether.
Odysseus successfully sailed his ship past Scylla and Charybdis, but Scylla managed to catch six of his men, devouring them alive.
Calypso tells Odysseus about Scylla and tells him how to get past the monster safely. She is the one who tells him to sacrifice six of his men to the monster.
Calypso tells Odysseus about Scylla and tells him how to get past the monster safely. She is the one who tells him to sacrifice six of his men to the monster.
Poseidon and Scylla work against Odysseus in "The Odyssey." Poseidon holds a grudge against Odysseus for blinding his son, Polyphemus, while Scylla is a sea monster that attacks Odysseus's men as they sail past her lair.
Odysseus goes through the Sirens by putting beeswax in their ears. Odysseus is tied to the mast while the Sirens are surrounding them and is begging for his soilders to untie him but they don't. He goes through Scylla by just going past it, letting 6 of his men get eaten by Scylla. And he sailed closer to Scylla to get past Charybdis.
Odysseus goes through the Sirens by putting beeswax in their ears. Odysseus is tied to the mast while the Sirens are surrounding them and is begging for his soilders to untie him but they don't. He goes through Scylla by just going past it, letting 6 of his men get eaten by Scylla. And he sailed closer to Scylla to get past Charybdis.
Odysseus goes through the Sirens by putting beeswax in their ears. Odysseus is tied to the mast while the Sirens are surrounding them and is begging for his soilders to untie him but they don't. He goes through Scylla by just going past it, letting 6 of his men get eaten by Scylla. And he sailed closer to Scylla to get past Charybdis.
Scylla is on the side of danger and destruction. She is a sea monster that Odysseus must navigate past during his journey, representing the challenges and obstacles he faces on his quest to return home.
He shows intelligence by listenng to circe and not trying to fight either of the monsters, but staying closer to scylla because charybdis can take the hole ship while scylla can only take 6 men at a time."In Homer's Odyssey XII, Odysseus is given advice by Circe to sail closer to Scylla, for Charybdis could drown his whole ship: "Hug Scylla's crag-sail on past her-top speed! Better by far to lose six men and keep your ship than lose your entire crew"[6] she warns, and tells Odysseus to bid Scylla's mother, the river nymph Crataeis, to prevent her from pouncing more than once. Odysseus then successfully sails his ship past Scylla and Charybdis, but Scylla manages to catch six of his men, devouring them alive." (Wikipedia).
In the Odyssey: Odysseus has his men sail quickly past Scylla. He loses his 6 best men to Scylla, one for each of her heads. From a movie version: He grabs the Fig tree and waits for the whirlpool to spit out the piece of the ship he uses for him to sail
Circe warns Odysseus that Scylla is too powerful to fight directly. She advises him to sail quickly past her, sacrificing a few of his men to her instead of engaging in a battle he cannot win.