Book XII · Episode 2 of 5
Past the Sirens
Wax and rope let Odysseus pass Sirens
Scenes
- Setting Sail Again — Odysseus briefs crew on dangers
- Crew boards and rows out at dawn
- Circè sends a favoring wind
- He starts with the Sirens’ song
- He listens alone, lashed to the mast
- Bonds must tighten if he begs
- Bound Against the Mast — Bound Odysseus strains as crew rows
- A calm falls near the Sirens’ isle
- Wax plugs the crew’s ears
- Sirens praise his fame and promise wisdom
- Eurylochus and Perimedes bind him tighter
- Men free him once the isle fades