Book 12 the odyssey

Sea Perals and Defeat

Odysseus goes back to Aeaea and has a funeral for Elpenor, one of his sailors.

Also talks to Circe about his trials to come, and feasts with her all day

She later warns him of the challenges to come on his journey and how he can face them.

The return to Aeaea

The crew sets out and first encounters the island of SirenesOdysseus was told to put wax in the oarsmen's ears so they could

not hear Sirenes calls. (Female creatures, sing songs which lure sailors to their death)

He also has the men tie him to the ship so he can hear the calls and not be killed by them

The Sirenes Promise to reveal the future to , he begs his crew men for him to be released from the mast, but they stick to their promise and do not

The voyage by sea

A Monster and the seaThe Crew then has two encounter two huge forcesScylla- A six headed monster who swallows six sailors at a timeCharybdis- A Huge whirlpool, that eaily could swallow the whole ship at onceOdysseus navigates through a strait, where his sticks close to the cliffs of Scylla’s layerBig mistake, Scylla swoops down and eats six of the sailors

The End of the Line

Odysseus Encounters the island of ThrinaciaHe wants to avoid it, but of course Eurylochus persuades him to go so the men can “rest”They are there for one month due to a large stormThe crew runs out of food, and then Eurylochus persuades the men to eat Helios’ cattle, even though Odysseus clearly told them not tooAfter they set sail, Zeus is asked by Helios to punish themHe Creates a large storm which kills all of the crew except Odysseus

ConclusionOdysseus reaches the island of Ogygia Calypsos' islandHis encounters there were mentioned in book

fiveBook ends with Him finishing his story to the

Phaeacians