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Homer, Odyssey, Book 12. book: card: [1] “Now after our ship had left the stream of the river Oceanus and had come to the wave of the broad sea, and the Aeaean isle, where is the dwelling of early Dawn and her dancing-lawns, and the risings of the sun, [5] there on our coming we beached our ship on the sands, and ourselves went forth upon the ...
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- Bkxii:1-35 Odysseus Tells His Tale: Return to Aeaea
- Bkxii:36-110 Odysseus Tells His Tale: Circe’s Advice
- Bkxii:111-164 Odysseus Tells His Tale: Leaving Aeaea Once More
- Bkxii:165-200 Odysseus Tells His Tale: Passing The Sirens
- Bkxii:201-259 Odysseus Tells His Tale: Scylla and Charybdis
- Bkxii:260-319 Odysseus Tells His Tale: Landing on Thrinacia
- Bkxii:320-373 Odysseus Tells His Tale: His Crew Break Their Oath
- Bkxii:374-453 Odysseus Tells His Tale: Punishment from Zeus
‘Leaving the River of Ocean, and crossing the wide sea waves, we came again to the Isle of Aeaea, where Eosthe Dawn has her House and Dancing Floor: to the place where the sun rises. There we beached our ship on the sand and leapt to the shore, and there we slept until bright day. As soon as rosy-fingered Dawn appeared, I sent my men to Circe’s hou...
‘Then royal Circe said: “So, it all came to pass. Well listen now to what I tell you, and let some god remind you of it. Next you will come to the Sirenswho beguile all men that approach them. Whoever encounters them unawares and listens to their voices will never joy at reaching home, his wife and children to greet him. Instead the Sirens’ tempt h...
‘So she spoke, but I replied: “Goddess, I beg you to tell me truly why I cannot both escape deadly Charybdis and yet defeat Scylla when she tries to attack my crew?” To this the Goddess answered: “Resolute man is your heart set again on the toils of battle? Will you not even bow to the deathless gods? Scylla is not mortal. She is immortal evil: a d...
‘So I explained everything to my friends, while our well-built vessel, borne on a gentle breeze, quickly neared the island of the Sirens. Suddenly the wind dropped, and a breathless calm followed, as some god lulled the waves. My comrades rose and furled the sail, then stowed it, then sat to their oars and thrashed the water with the blades of poli...
‘No sooner had we left the isle behind than I saw spray, and huge breakers, and heard their thunder. The oars springing from my crew’s grasp in their terror slid into the sea, and the ship lost way without my comrades’ arms tugging at the tapered blades. Still I paced up and down the deck encouraging them with calm words, speaking to every man in t...
‘When we had left the cliffs behind, and Scylla and Charybdis, we came swiftly to Helios Hyperion’s lovely island, where the sun-god grazed his fine broad-browed cattle, and his flocks of sturdy sheep. I could hear the lowing of cattle as they were stalled and the bleating of sheep from my black ship while I was still at sea, and the blind seer The...
‘“Friends, since we have food and drink on board our swift ship let us keep our hands off those cattle lest we come to grief. They are the sturdy sheep and cows of Helios, a great god, who sees and hears everything.” Their proud hearts conceded me this. But a southerly wind blew for a whole month, and then every breeze was from the east or south. A...
‘Now Lampetia of the trailing robes sped swiftly to Helios Hyperion with the news we had killed his cattle, and deeply angered he complained to the immortals: “Father Zeus and you other gods, immortally blessed, take vengeance on the followers of Odysseus, Laertes’ son. In their insolence, they have killed my cattle: creatures I loved to see when I...
The Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis. Return of Ulysses to the island of Circè—Her counsels respecting his homeward voyage—The sirens—Escape from Scylla and Charybdis—His arrival at Trinacria—Slaughter of the oxen of the Sun by his companions—A tempest, in consequence, by which his companions all perish, and he only ...
In Greek mythology, Sirens are dangerous and beautiful creatures that use their enchanted voices to lure sailors towards them. If a ship didn't take precaution, such as Circe has suggested, they would follow the Sirens' song and crash their ships on the rocks around the Sirens' island.
Apr 15, 2024 · Homer. The Odyssey, with an English translation by A. T. Murray in 944 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains Loeb Classical Library volumes L104 and L105 (1919/1927) in one file.
This document is in the public domain (released January 2024). For a brief publication history see Odyssey: Table of Contents. For an RTF or PDF format of this translation use the following links: Odyssey [RTF] ; Odyssey [PDF] BOOK TEN. AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONIANS, AND CIRCE.
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A summary of Books 12–14 in Homer's The Odyssey. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Odyssey and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
